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Chris Bloore vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 3 different votes 375 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
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 90% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 383 of 650
Participation
89.4%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
454
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
564
631 eligible divisions
220
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
298
52.8% of votes cast
234
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
266
47.2% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 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
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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