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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
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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 467 shared comparable votes.

467 same votes 0 different votes 467 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 647
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 647
1,667
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
667
1,026 eligible divisions
938
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
370
55.5 % of votes cast
729
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
297
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

27
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 647
Appearances
60
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 647
39
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 647
Contributions
209
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 647

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
3
2 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
27 of 29 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 26 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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