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Sarah Owen vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 893 shared comparable votes.

893 same votes 0 different votes 893 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
33 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
33 Aye 82 No
70 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
70 Aye 41 No
42 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
42 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
33 Aye 82 No
70 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
70 Aye 41 No
42 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
42 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

66.9%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 650
1,129
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,726
2,406 eligible divisions
573
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
55.5% of votes cast
556
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
768
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

68
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Appearances
106
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
84
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
235
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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