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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,524 shared comparable votes.

1,522 same votes 2 different votes 1,524 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
133 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
133 Aye 75 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
40 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
40 Aye 103 No
75 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
75 Aye 51 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
133 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
133 Aye 75 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
40 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
40 Aye 103 No
75 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
75 Aye 51 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API