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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 941 shared comparable votes.

870 same votes 71 different votes 941 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
17 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
53 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 82% aligned 100 shared votes
49 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 5 No
Education 86% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 87% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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