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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South
vs
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Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,545 shared comparable votes.

1,544 same votes 1 different votes 1,545 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
124 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
124 Aye 73 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
41 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
41 Aye 108 No
79 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
79 Aye 56 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
124 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
124 Aye 73 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
41 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
41 Aye 108 No
79 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
79 Aye 56 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
219
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Contributions
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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