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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Leigh Ingham

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 Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Leigh Ingham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 0 different votes 248 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
23 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 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
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
395
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
49.4% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
200
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
114
+29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
219
+71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
130
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£240,870
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£240,870
6% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
42 of 47 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 32 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 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