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Mark Ferguson vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 1 different votes 421 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
56 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
56 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
56 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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 24 of 649
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
514
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
275
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
567
52.0 % of votes cast
239
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.0 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 years, 1 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
Appearances
4
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
8
-130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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