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Lauren Edwards vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 1 different votes 390 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
48 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
48 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 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
48 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
48 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 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

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 650
Participation
89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 29 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
563 eligible divisions
241
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
268
53.3 % of votes cast
242
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
235
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
8
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API