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Mark Ferguson vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 0 different votes 219 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
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
527
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
279
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
248
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

10
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
Appearances
80
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
26
-120.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
131
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 241 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API