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Mark Ferguson vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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 Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 345 different votes 353 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
36 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
36 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 649
514
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,961
2,361 eligible divisions
275
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
47.7 % of votes cast
239
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,026
52.3 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
Appearances
218
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
8
-130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
263
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 66 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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