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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
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 871 different votes 1,133 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
15 Aye 13 No
Energy 7% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 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

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
Participation
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

92
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
111
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
219
+71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
160
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£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
42 of 47 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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