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Mark Ferguson vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
527
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
279
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
248
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

5
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
Appearances
15
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
13
-130.5 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Contributions
17
-126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API