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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 93% of the time, based on 923 shared comparable votes.

857 same votes 66 different votes 923 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
11 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 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
Most different by topic
10 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 77% aligned 31 shared votes
9 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

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
938
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
729
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
39
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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