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Mark Ferguson vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Edward Argar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 340 different votes 346 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 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 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
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
514
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
275
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
239
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
8
-130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 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
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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