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Richard Foord vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 452 shared comparable votes.

268 same votes 184 different votes 452 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
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 54 No
Migration 97% aligned 69 shared votes
17 Aye 52 No
16 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 2 No
Trade 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 17 No
Education 9% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 35 No
Tax 16% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 7 No
Defence 38% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 41% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

231
+153.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
255
+116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Contributions
171
+32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
6
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
24 of 29 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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