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Andrew Western vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 1 different votes 364 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
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 649
695
951 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
568 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
272
53.6 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
235
46.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Appearances
5
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
306
+172.7 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
10
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 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
13 of 13 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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