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Mark Ferguson vs Alex Ballinger

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 Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 1 different votes 342 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
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
514
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
275
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
239
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % 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

4
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
9
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
125
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 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
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API