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Mark Ferguson vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 337 different votes 344 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
53 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
31 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
31 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 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 26 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
564
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,924
2,417 eligible divisions
298
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.4% of votes cast
266
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,012
52.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

22
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Appearances
130
+35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
38
-126.8 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
228
+63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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