Compare

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 1% of the time, based on 141 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 139 different votes 141 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 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 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 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 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 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
39% below average
Rank 638 of 650
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 650
205
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,725
2,405 eligible divisions
98
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
957
55.5% of votes cast
107
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
768
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

34
-56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Appearances
102
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
43
-113.6 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Contributions
229
+72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650

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
51
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

NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
9 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Tax
56 of 114 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
Transport
12 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API