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Johanna Baxter vs Patricia Ferguson

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

Photograph of Johanna Baxter
Johanna Baxter
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South
vs
Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Johanna Baxter and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 3 different votes 436 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
78.9%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
543
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
620 eligible divisions
269
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.3% of votes cast
274
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.7% of votes cast
14
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

126
+34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Appearances
107
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
139
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Contributions
140
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£135,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£135,214
40% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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: New Clause 7 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API