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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,394 shared comparable votes.

1,391 same votes 3 different votes 1,394 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
125 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
125 Aye 80 No
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
56 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
56 Aye 61 No
36 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
125 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
125 Aye 80 No
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
56 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
56 Aye 61 No
36 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 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
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,725
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
957
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
768
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

101
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
228
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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