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Lewis Atkinson vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Lewis Atkinson and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 1 different votes 402 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
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 650
Participation
89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 29 of 650
500
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
563 eligible divisions
253
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
268
53.3 % of votes cast
247
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
235
46.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

62
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Appearances
8
-63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
95
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Contributions
14
-112.0 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£220,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£220,533
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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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Voting source Commons Votes API