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Mark Ferguson vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 2 different votes 318 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
55 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
55 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
55 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
55 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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 26 of 650
Participation
62.0%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
564
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
631 eligible divisions
298
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
45.5% of votes cast
266
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
213
54.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Appearances
39
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
49
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Tax
89 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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