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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
951
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.4% of votes cast
756
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
2
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
42 of 47 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
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