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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 1,094 shared comparable votes.

1,094 same votes 0 different votes 1,094 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
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
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
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
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

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
Participation
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

88
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
215
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Contributions
100
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 328 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
7
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
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Defence
57 of 71 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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