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Mark Ferguson vs Anneliese Dodds

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 Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Anneliese Dodds voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 8 different votes 398 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
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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 26 of 650
Participation
78.0%
6% above average
Rank 244 of 650
568
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,690
2,166 eligible divisions
301
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
938
55.5% of votes cast
267
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

22
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Appearances
106
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
38
-129.2 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Contributions
121
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£261,480
16% above average
6
4 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Education
72 of 76 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
176 of 198 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
165 of 189 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare: Government amendment 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition motion: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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