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Mark Ferguson vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
507
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
568 eligible divisions
272
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.7 % of votes cast
235
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.3 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

5
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Appearances
38
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
10
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
46
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API