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Simon Lightwood vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

467 same votes 0 different votes 467 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
938
56.3 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
729
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
28
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
40
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
27 of 29 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Housing
34 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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