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Dame Meg Hillier vs Patricia Ferguson

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 1 different votes 352 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
51 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
51 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 96% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
51 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
51 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 649
1,729
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
573 eligible divisions
981
56.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
51.7 % of votes cast
748
43.3 % of votes cast
No votes
215
48.3 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
87
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
153
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
Contributions
111
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33 % below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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