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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 516 shared comparable votes.

516 same votes 0 different votes 516 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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 388 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,726
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
958
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
768
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

106
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
235
+73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
230
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API