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Mark Ferguson vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Jesse Norman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 273 different votes 279 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
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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 29 of 650
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
503
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,349 eligible divisions
268
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
46.2 % of votes cast
235
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

8
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
14
-111.8 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
78
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 360 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API