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Mark Ferguson vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Julia Lopez voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 335 different votes 342 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
37 Aye 55 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
37 Aye 55 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
527
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
279
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
848
48.0% of votes cast
248
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
920
52.0% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

9
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
25
-120.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
Contributions
35
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 288 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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