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Mark Ferguson vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 1 different votes 407 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
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 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
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 650
503
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,939
2,349 eligible divisions
268
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,076
55.5 % of votes cast
235
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
863
44.5 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

9
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
Appearances
129
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
15
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650
Contributions
568
+441.8 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
7
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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API