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Mark Sewards vs Mark Ferguson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 1 different votes 356 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
47 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
47 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
47 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 649
Participation
89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 649
441
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
570 eligible divisions
208
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
273
53.6 % of votes cast
233
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
236
46.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649
Appearances
5
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
158
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Contributions
10
-124.5 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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