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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

984 same votes 6 different votes 990 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
91 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
91 Aye 53 No
43 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
43 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 14 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 15 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 98% aligned 121 shared votes
39 Aye 82 No
91 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
91 Aye 53 No
43 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
43 Aye 48 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 388 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,725
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
957
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
768
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

101
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
228
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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