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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Sarah Bool

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
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Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Sarah Bool voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 277 different votes 281 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % 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
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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