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Rupert Lowe vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 132 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 130 different votes 132 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
16 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

32.9 %
40 % below average
Rank 637 of 649
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 649
187
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,354 eligible divisions
90
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
56.0 % of votes cast
97
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
744
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

30
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
61
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
35
-98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Contributions
110
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
60
8 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
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
3 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Tax
55 of 111 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Transport
11 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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