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Chris Elmore vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 1 different votes 347 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
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
575 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
53.5 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
239
46.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Appearances
4
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
226
+88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Contributions
9
-128.1 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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