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Mark Ferguson vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 1 different votes 349 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
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
89.9 %
17 % above average
Rank 20 of 649
514
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
575 eligible divisions
275
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
266
51.5 % of votes cast
239
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
251
48.5 % 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

4
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
7
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
9
-128.6 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Contributions
7
-130.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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 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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API