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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 1,112 shared comparable votes.

1,112 same votes 0 different votes 1,112 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
91 Aye 54 No
39 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
39 Aye 98 No
63 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
63 Aye 53 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
91 Aye 54 No
39 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
39 Aye 98 No
63 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
63 Aye 53 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 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
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 650
1,726
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
958
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
758
52.7% of votes cast
768
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
679
47.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

102
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Appearances
84
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
229
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
97
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£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
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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 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
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