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Mark Ferguson vs Saqib Bhatti

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
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Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 285 different votes 288 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

92.2 %
19 % above average
Rank 14 of 647
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 647
485
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,305
1,594 eligible divisions
260
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
49.3 % of votes cast
225
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
662
50.7 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

19
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 647
Appearances
63
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 647
28
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 647
Contributions
87
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£191,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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