Compare

Mark Ferguson vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 303 different votes 310 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 8 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
52 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
27 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
27 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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 29 of 650
Participation
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 650
503
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,349 eligible divisions
268
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
45.8 % of votes cast
235
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,037
54.2 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

9
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
15
-109.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
158
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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