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Mark Ferguson vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
41 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
527
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
279
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
248
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% 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
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

9
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
25
-120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
462
+316.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API