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Mark Ferguson vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 145 different votes 146 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 650
503
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,406
2,094 eligible divisions
268
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
697
49.6 % of votes cast
235
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
709
50.4 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

8
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
14
-111.8 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
243
+117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 85 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 161 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 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 (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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