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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Pete Wishart voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 984 shared comparable votes.

905 same votes 79 different votes 984 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
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 42 No
Tax 79% aligned 140 shared votes
92 Aye 48 No
12 Aye 8 No
Energy 80% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 88% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 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 387 of 649
Participation
54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.6 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
571
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
38 of 43 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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