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Mark Ferguson vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 1 different votes 380 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
55 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
55 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
55 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 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 28 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 649
507
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
272
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
235
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
Appearances
53
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
11
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649
Contributions
67
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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