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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,536 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 1,488 different votes 1,536 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
19 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
53 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 129 shared votes
78 Aye 51 No
67 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
10 Aye 25 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 21 No
Energy 3% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 126 No
Tax 0% aligned 202 shared votes
126 Aye 76 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
56.0 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
744
44.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
61
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
110
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
3
2 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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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