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Mark Sewards vs Patricia Ferguson

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


Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 8 different votes 396 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
53 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
53 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
53 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
53 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
491
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
635 eligible divisions
235
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
51.0% of votes cast
256
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
247
49.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

201
+104.9 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Appearances
111
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
212
+44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
155
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API