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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,023 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 957 different votes 1,023 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
12 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 13% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 28 No
Trade 10% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
69 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 116 shared votes
44 Aye 72 No
20 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 15 No
Benefits 0% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 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
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Appearances
109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
217
+73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
7
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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
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