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Yvette Cooper vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
vs
Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,298 shared comparable votes.

1,298 same votes 0 different votes 1,298 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
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
100 Aye 66 No
39 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
39 Aye 105 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
60 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
60 Aye 48 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
100 Aye 66 No
39 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
39 Aye 105 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
60 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
60 Aye 48 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

62.8%
10% below average
Rank 544 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
855
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
638
42.7% 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
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Appearances
92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
1,127
+981.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
8
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

Migration
149 of 171 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Trade
68 of 91 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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