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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,417 shared comparable votes.

1,406 same votes 11 different votes 1,417 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
120 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
120 Aye 62 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
28 Aye 94 No
44 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
44 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 26 No
Housing 98% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
45 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 92 shared votes
45 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
120 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
120 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 650
1,670
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,719
2,396 eligible divisions
890
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
956
55.6% of votes cast
780
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
763
44.4% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

11
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
98
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
13
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
225
+73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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