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Mark Ferguson vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 1 different votes 230 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
38 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 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 24 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
527
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
279
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
248
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

10
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
Appearances
51
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
26
-120.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
224
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API