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Sarah Smith vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 1 different votes 236 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
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
14
3.8% 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

66
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
92
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
85
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
219
+71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API