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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,293 shared comparable votes.

1,293 same votes 0 different votes 1,293 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
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
100 Aye 66 No
39 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
39 Aye 105 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
60 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
60 Aye 48 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
100 Aye 66 No
39 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
39 Aye 105 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
60 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
60 Aye 48 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
Participation
62.8%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 649
1,701
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,486
2,368 eligible divisions
950
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
751
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
634
42.7% 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
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

86
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Appearances
70
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
213
+73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
1,048
+908.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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