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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 414 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 1 different votes 414 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
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
56 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 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 29 of 650
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 650
503
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,082
1,313 eligible divisions
268
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
560
51.8 % of votes cast
235
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
522
48.2 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 years, 0 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

8
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
4
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
14
-111.8 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
13
-112.8 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
2
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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Education
62 of 64 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API