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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.

Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Sarah Olney voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 909 shared comparable votes.

694 same votes 215 different votes 909 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 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 94 No
Migration 96% aligned 114 shared votes
20 Aye 94 No
31 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 26 shared votes
9 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
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 63% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Housing 64% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£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
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
151 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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