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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Jim Dickson

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
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Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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 387 of 649
Participation
89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
575 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
48.3 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
265
51.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
125
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649
171
+31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
Contributions
138
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
38 of 43 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
29 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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