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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.0% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
240
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7% 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
49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 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
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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