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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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
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Photograph of Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 0 different votes 334 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
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.2% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
240
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
81
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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