Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South
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).
Seat status
Safe
Majority size
6,913
Recent swing
+4.6% Labour
Party
Top donors:
Labour Friends of Israel (£2,500)
British Recorded Music Industry (£660)
Royal Albert Hall (£592)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Sharon voted with the majority
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Sharon voted with the majority
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Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
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Where Sharon fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships