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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,289 shared comparable votes.

1,285 same votes 4 different votes 1,289 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
106 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
106 Aye 64 No
31 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
31 Aye 99 No
64 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
64 Aye 53 No
27 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 106 shared votes
72 Aye 34 No
106 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
106 Aye 64 No
31 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
31 Aye 99 No
64 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
64 Aye 53 No
27 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
1,725
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
957
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
768
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

101
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
228
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
70
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye rebel
Record Copies of Act 20 Apr 2016
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API