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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Jesse Norman voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,269 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,204 different votes 1,269 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
21 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
100 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 163 shared votes
64 Aye 99 No
70 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 121 shared votes
52 Aye 69 No
37 Aye 12 No
Education 4% aligned 49 shared votes
14 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Benefits 0% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
217
+73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Contributions
101
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 331 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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