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Justin Madders vs Patricia Ferguson

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
vs
Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 3 different votes 421 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
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 650
Participation
78.9%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
1,963
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
620 eligible divisions
1,071
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.3% of votes cast
892
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.7% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

116
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
Appearances
108
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
137
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
141
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API