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Mark Ferguson vs Alan Mak

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 Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Alan Mak voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 318 different votes 323 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
11 Aye 5 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
35 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
35 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 33 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 650
498
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,344 eligible divisions
266
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
47.4 % of votes cast
232
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,055
52.6 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

12
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Appearances
14
-56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
19
-105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
17
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
23
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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