Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Mrs Sharon Hodgson was elected to represent Washington and Gateshead South on 5 July 2024 and is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2005. She cast 388 votes from 588 eligible divisions, giving a participation rate of 66%, and is in the bottom 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast. She contributed 415 times across 133 debates in which she participated, with her top debate topics being NHS & Health, Child Welfare & Safeguarding, and Mental Health, while her top voting topics were Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Mrs Sharon Hodgson is the Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care).