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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
53.1% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
221
46.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
58
-87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 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
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Education
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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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Voting source Commons Votes API