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Sir Mel Stride vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,387 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 1,316 different votes 1,387 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
10 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
66 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
15 Aye 29 No
Education 5% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
54 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 120 shared votes
69 Aye 51 No
10 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
217
+73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
9
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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