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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Paula Barker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

1,005 same votes 4 different votes 1,009 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
29 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
29 Aye 92 No
72 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
72 Aye 46 No
62 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
62 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 8 No
Education 97% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
29 Aye 92 No
72 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
72 Aye 46 No
62 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
62 Aye 52 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 647
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 231 of 647
1,680
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
1,615 eligible divisions
941
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.5 % of votes cast
739
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
604
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

46
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 647
Appearances
46
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
95
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 647
Contributions
45
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
38 of 43 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
60 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Defence
52 of 64 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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