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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 778 shared comparable votes.

778 same votes 0 different votes 778 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
24 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 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
24 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 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
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Appearances
7
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
215
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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: 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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