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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 801 shared comparable votes.

801 same votes 0 different votes 801 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
65 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
65 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
31 Aye 72 No
51 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
65 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
31 Aye 72 No
51 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 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
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,103
1,340 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
571
51.8% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
532
48.2% 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
5 years, 2 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

88
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Appearances
9
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 649
215
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Contributions
18
-124.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API