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Mark Ferguson vs Andy Slaughter

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 Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 2 different votes 412 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
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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 29 of 650
Participation
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 164 of 650
503
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,921
2,349 eligible divisions
268
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,066
55.5 % of votes cast
235
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
855
44.5 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

8
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
78
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
14
-111.8 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
106
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
64 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API