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Mark Ferguson vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 354 different votes 361 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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 25 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
554
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
620 eligible divisions
291
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
45.9% of votes cast
263
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
242
54.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
107
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
38
-124.0 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
Contributions
225
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Tax
93 of 114 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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