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Mark Ferguson vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 0 different votes 289 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
527
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
279
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
248
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

9
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
25
-120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
547
+401.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API