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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Sarah Olney

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
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Sarah Olney voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 893 shared comparable votes.

688 same votes 205 different votes 893 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
17 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 93 No
Migration 97% aligned 112 shared votes
20 Aye 92 No
21 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 28% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 32% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 53% aligned 120 shared votes
67 Aye 53 No
12 Aye 13 No
Housing 64% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 18 No
Defence 67% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
938
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
729
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
39
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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