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Mark Ferguson vs Chris Kane

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 Chris Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Chris Kane voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 1 different votes 365 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
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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 28 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
507
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
272
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.2 % of votes cast
235
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

5
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Appearances
26
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
10
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
33
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 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
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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