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Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Labour Washington and Gateshead South

Voting record

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Voted for
0
Voted against
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Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Mrs Sharon Hodgson’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Mrs Sharon Hodgson — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,707 of 2,376 (72%).

11 Sep 2026 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading Ayes 270, Noes 286 no vote recorded
11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Ayes 104, Noes 412 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Ayes 102, Noes 409 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 177, Noes 308 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Ayes 173, Noes 282 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 Ayes 145, Noes 251 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 65, Noes 251 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 Ayes 81, Noes 266 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 Ayes 277, Noes 150 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Ayes 271, Noes 95 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Ayes 273, Noes 159 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Ayes 275, Noes 159 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Ayes 269, Noes 162 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Ayes 276, Noes 155 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 269, Noes 103 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 278, Noes 158 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 307, Noes 176 no vote recorded
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Ayes 98, Noes 306 no vote recorded
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty Ayes 103, Noes 259 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Ayes 361, Noes 84 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 77, Noes 280 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 156, Noes 273 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Ayes 161, Noes 272 no vote recorded
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 Ayes 277, Noes 143 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Mrs Sharon Hodgson doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) — Department of Health and Social Care (2026-03-03 to 2026-07-22) Government
Shadow Minister (Defence) — Ministry of Defence (2020-04-10 to 2021-05-14) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Public Health) — Department of Health and Social Care (2018-01-09 to 2020-04-10) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Public Health) — Department of Health (2016-10-09 to 2018-01-09) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Education) — Department for Education (2015-05-08 to 2016-06-27) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Equalities) — Government Equalities Office (2013-10-07 to 2015-09-18) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Education) — Department for Education (2010-10-08 to 2013-10-07) Shadow
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2010-05-10 to 2010-10-08) Shadow
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) — Whips Office (Commons) (2009-06-10 to 2010-05-06) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Mrs Sharon Hodgson →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Royal Albert Hall
Address of donor: Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the opening night of the Grand Sumo Tournament 2025 held in the Royal Albert Hall, value £592
Date received: 15 October 2025
Date accepted: 15 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01539294
(Registered 21 October 2025)

Name of donor: British Recorded Music Industry
Address of donor: Unit 4/4A, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the Mercury Prize Awards 2025. The tickets included entry to the event, two seats at the BPI table, food and drink, value £660
Date received: 16 October 2025
Date accepted: 16 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01132389
(Registered 21 October 2025)

Name of donor: LACA The School Food People
Address of donor: 11-13 The Quad, Sovereign Way, Chester, Cheshire CH1 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staff member's attendance at LACA's Main Event Conference, with meals and accommodation for one night, value £327.60
Date received: 8 July 2026 to 9 July 2026
Date accepted: 8 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 6795804
(Registered 20 July 2026)

Education
8. Miscellaneous

Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
Date interest ended: 4 March 2026
(Registered 31 October 2024; updated 4 March 2026)

Director and Trustee of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 13 November 2024
Date interest ended: 6 March 2026
(Registered 20 November 2024; updated 10 March 2026)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Alan Hodgson
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Full time

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Mrs Sharon Hodgson yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Mrs Sharon Hodgson has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£290,939.77 paid out to or for Mrs Sharon Hodgson across 153 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Mrs Sharon Hodgson’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £224,704.28 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £28,340.66 (99 claims)
Accommodation — £26,766.84 (31 claims)
MP Travel — £8,540.78 (12 claims)
Staff Travel — £2,587.21 (9 claims)
Most recent claims
Equipment - purchase — £60.00, 2026-03-10 — Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories
Utilities — £87.64, 2026-03-02 — Dual Fuel
Utilities — £87.64, 2026-02-02 — Dual Fuel
Software & applications — £119.29, 2026-01-15 — 2026 01 15 caseworker software subscription [200013614-278]
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £542.21, 2026-01-09 — Landline
Utilities — £87.64, 2026-01-02 — Dual Fuel
Postage & couriers — £403.00, 2025-12-30 — 2025 12 30 post redirect renewal
Equipment - purchase — £295.00, 2025-12-19 — Office furniture

Every claim on file for Mrs Sharon Hodgson →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Mrs Sharon Hodgson — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Mrs Sharon Hodgson’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Mrs Sharon Hodgson is a listed officer of 1 All-Party Parliamentary Group on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Food — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: Association for Public Service Excellence (£3,001-4,500).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Association for Public Service Excellence — about £3,750.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Food).

Association for Public Service Excellence — about £3,750.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Mrs Sharon Hodgson personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Mrs Sharon Hodgson is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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