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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,633 shared comparable votes.

1,632 same votes 1 different votes 1,633 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
133 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
133 Aye 80 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
42 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
42 Aye 108 No
74 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
74 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
133 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
133 Aye 80 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
42 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
42 Aye 108 No
74 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
74 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 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 388 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,725
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,405 eligible divisions
957
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,092
55.2% of votes cast
768
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
Appearances
153
+64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
227
+72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
647
+492.2 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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