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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Priti Patel

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South
vs
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Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Priti Patel voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,138 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,084 different votes 1,138 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
4 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
99 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 159 shared votes
58 Aye 101 No
24 Aye 72 No
Migration 4% aligned 96 shared votes
68 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
54 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 47 shared votes
12 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 10 No
Benefits 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
217
+73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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