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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 1 different votes 362 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
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
219
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Contributions
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
42 of 47 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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