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Jeff Smith vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 1 different votes 396 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
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
Participation
89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 29 of 650
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
563 eligible divisions
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
268
53.3 % of votes cast
853
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
235
46.7 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Appearances
8
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Contributions
14
-111.8 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
3
2 registered categories
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
61 of 66 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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