Biography
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).
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Parliamentary terms
MP — since 5 May 2005
Committees
Member — 4 September 2024 to 4 December 2024
Election history
2024 General Election — 17,682 votes (47.8%)
2019 General Election — 15,941 votes (42.5%)
2017 General Election — 24,639 votes (60.7%)
2015 General Election — 20,478 votes (55.0%)
2010 General Election — 19,615 votes (52.5%)
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