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Ruth Cadbury vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 1 different votes 355 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 649
1,765
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
570 eligible divisions
984
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
273
53.6 % of votes cast
781
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
236
46.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
Appearances
5
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
73
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 402 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

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 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 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
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