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Sir John Whittingdale vs Mark Ferguson

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 243 different votes 247 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
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
Participation
89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
568 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
272
53.6 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
235
46.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Appearances
6
-67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
104
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Contributions
11
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
10
6 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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API