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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 752 shared comparable votes.

752 same votes 0 different votes 752 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
63 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
63 Aye 52 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
47 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
63 Aye 52 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
47 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 647
Participation
83.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 647
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
526 eligible divisions
938
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
50.2 % of votes cast
729
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 647
Appearances
21
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 647
39
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 647
Contributions
43
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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