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Dr Rupa Huq vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 9 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
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
Participation
89.3%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
1,780
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
636 eligible divisions
972
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
301
53.0% of votes cast
808
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
267
47.0% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Appearances
22
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
75
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Contributions
38
-128.5 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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
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