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Mark Ferguson vs Richard Fuller

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 Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Richard Fuller voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 344 different votes 349 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
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
33 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
33 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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 25 of 650
Participation
79.1%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
553
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,334
1,687 eligible divisions
290
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
631
47.3% of votes cast
263
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
703
52.7% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

17
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Appearances
45
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
33
-121.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 70 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API