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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 175 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 0 different votes 175 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
27 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 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 386 of 650
Participation
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
1,713
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
955
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
758
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
222
+72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 113 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API