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Peter Dowd vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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


Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,373 shared comparable votes.

1,370 same votes 3 different votes 1,373 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
125 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
125 Aye 79 No
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
56 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
56 Aye 61 No
36 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
125 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
125 Aye 79 No
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
56 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
56 Aye 61 No
36 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API