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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,202 shared comparable votes.

1,011 same votes 191 different votes 1,202 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 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
35 Aye 76 No
97 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
94 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 97% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 13 No
Education 49% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
115 Aye 53 No
Tax 66% aligned 168 shared votes
98 Aye 70 No
11 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
57 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 69% aligned 108 shared votes
54 Aye 54 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 70% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 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 387 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
38 of 43 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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