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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
vs
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 948 shared comparable votes.

948 same votes 0 different votes 948 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
38 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
38 Aye 89 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
23 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
86 Aye 52 No
38 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
38 Aye 89 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
23 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

88
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
215
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Contributions
757
+614.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API