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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Matt Bishop

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 Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 0 different votes 230 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
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 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
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
218
+71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Contributions
45
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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