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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Sammy Wilson

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
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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,123 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 862 different votes 1,123 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
18 Aye 25 No
Defence 42% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 60 No
Migration 41% aligned 82 shared votes
52 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 13 No
Benefits 39% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 36% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
51 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 99 shared votes
57 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 13 No
Energy 7% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
98 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 160 shared votes
59 Aye 101 No
5 Aye 13 No
Housing 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
192
+53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % 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
38 of 43 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Water (Special Measures) Bill - Government motion to insist on Commons Amendment 2 and to propose Amendment (a) in lieu 11 Feb 2025
Aye
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