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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,180 shared comparable votes.

965 same votes 215 different votes 1,180 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
83 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
83 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 85 No
Migration 96% aligned 111 shared votes
26 Aye 85 No
33 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 29 No
Trade 94% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 10 No
Education 33% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
95 Aye 47 No
Tax 58% aligned 142 shared votes
77 Aye 65 No
19 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 61% aligned 44 shared votes
10 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 17 No
Defence 73% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 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 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
938
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
729
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

27
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
39
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
60 of 62 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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