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Mark Ferguson vs Ben Maguire

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 Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Ben Maguire voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 209 different votes 267 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 30% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 6% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 9 No
Transport 17% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 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
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 649
514
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
575 eligible divisions
275
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
239
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

3
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
96
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
8
-130.5 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Contributions
109
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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