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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs James Murray

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
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Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 927 shared comparable votes.

927 same votes 0 different votes 927 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
86 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
86 Aye 52 No
37 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
37 Aye 88 No
47 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
86 Aye 52 No
37 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
37 Aye 88 No
47 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
938
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
729
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
39
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 648
Contributions
219
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
38 of 43 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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