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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,055 shared comparable votes.

1,055 same votes 0 different votes 1,055 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
38 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
38 Aye 97 No
63 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
63 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
91 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
38 Aye 97 No
63 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
63 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
Participation
84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 648
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
938
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
53.8 % of votes cast
729
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
622
46.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 648
Appearances
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
39
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 648
Contributions
88
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
52 of 53 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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