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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Sir Ashley Fox

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
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Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 280 different votes 286 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
45.4% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
248
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Appearances
171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
219
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Contributions
251
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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