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Sarah Edwards vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API