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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 778 shared comparable votes.

778 same votes 0 different votes 778 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
63 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
63 Aye 52 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
47 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
63 Aye 52 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
47 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
239
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
249
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

7
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
Appearances
92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
7
-138.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
219
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8% below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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