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Steve Witherden vs Patricia Ferguson

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


Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 14 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
57 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
57 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
57 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
57 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
511
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
263
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.9% of votes cast
248
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
248
49.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

66
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
116
+19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
86
-83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
160
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
4
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 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
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API