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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,234 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,180 different votes 1,234 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 30 No
Trade 9% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
103 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 163 shared votes
58 Aye 105 No
16 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 62 No
Migration 4% aligned 90 shared votes
62 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Energy 0% aligned 29 shared votes
14 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
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Appearances
129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
219
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Contributions
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
No
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No
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