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James MacCleary vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 227 different votes 288 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
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 1 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 3% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 4% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.0%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
Participation
89.4%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 650
369
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
595 eligible divisions
192
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
52.8% of votes cast
177
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.2% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
11
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
103
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
27
-120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
5
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
27 of 32 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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