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Mark Ferguson vs Catherine West

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 1 different votes 286 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
28 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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 24 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
527
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
279
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
248
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

9
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
25
-120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API