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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 500 shared comparable votes.

500 same votes 0 different votes 500 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
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
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
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
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

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

89
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
216
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Contributions
215
+71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649

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
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
42 of 47 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API