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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Robin Swann

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
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Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Robin Swann voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 241 different votes 299 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 44% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 3% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 12% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 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 387 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
575 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
144
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 111 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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