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Patricia Ferguson vs Dr Allison Gardner

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

Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 3 different votes 422 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
52 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
52 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 96% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
52 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
52 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

78.9%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 108 of 650
489
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
620 eligible divisions
246
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
255
48.9% of votes cast
243
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
267
51.1% of votes cast
18
3.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
100
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
141
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
148
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API