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Mark Ferguson vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

436 same votes 1 different votes 437 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
56 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 649
514
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
275
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
53.3 % of votes cast
239
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
651
46.7 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
8
-130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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