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Alison Hume vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 5 different votes 395 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
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 75% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 650
Participation
89.4%
17% above average
Rank 25 of 650
490
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
554
620 eligible divisions
229
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
291
52.5% of votes cast
261
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
263
47.5% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
22
-71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
129
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Contributions
38
-124.0 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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