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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 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
89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
575 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
63
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
171
+33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Contributions
82
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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