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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Jim Allister voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 242 different votes 279 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
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 25% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 379 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 430 of 649
1,706
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
587 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
49.4% of votes cast
755
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
208
50.6% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 649
Appearances
197
+115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
215
+73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
Contributions
256
+114.8 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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