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Valerie Vaz vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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


Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

1,526 same votes 2 different votes 1,528 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
133 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
133 Aye 75 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
40 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
40 Aye 103 No
75 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
75 Aye 51 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
133 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
133 Aye 75 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
40 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
40 Aye 103 No
75 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
75 Aye 51 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Appearances
92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API