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Mark Ferguson vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Olivia Blake voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 12 different votes 413 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
54 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
54 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 73% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
54 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
54 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 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 26 of 650
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
568
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,704 eligible divisions
301
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.6% of votes cast
267
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
602
47.4% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

22
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Appearances
38
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
38
-131.2 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
46
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 557 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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