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Mark Ferguson vs Luke Taylor

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 Luke Taylor
Luke Taylor
LD Sutton and Cheam

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Luke Taylor voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 236 different votes 293 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 30% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 5% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 496 of 649
514
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
381
575 eligible divisions
275
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
210
55.1 % of votes cast
239
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
171
44.9 % 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
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
8
-130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 291 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
£179,501
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,501
21 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Education
42 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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