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Mark Ferguson vs Joy Morrissey

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 Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Joy Morrissey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 316 different votes 321 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
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 1% aligned 87 shared votes
33 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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 26 of 650
Participation
80.9%
8% above average
Rank 174 of 650
564
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
1,699 eligible divisions
298
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
676
49.2% of votes cast
266
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
698
50.8% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Appearances
73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
38
-126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
101
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£297,942
32% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
64 of 64 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Trade
54 of 56 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 28 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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