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Member of Parliament

Mark Ferguson

Lab Labour Gateshead Central and Whickham ID 5031
Parliamentary Constituency
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Mark has voted in 89.4 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Mark has voted against the party's recorded majority 2 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 514 of 575 eligible divisions (89.4 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

514

Total votes

275

Aye

239

No

2

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 275 / Noes 239

Divisions

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Division Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No Teller
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No Teller
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No Teller
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1
Defence
Aye Teller
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Energy Tax Transport
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Energy Tax Transport
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Energy Tax Transport
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Education 50/50 (100 %)
Work / Employment 39/39 (100 %)
Housing 31/31 (100 %)
Energy 20/20 (100 %)
Migration 13/13 (100 %)

Lowest topic participation

Defence 21/34 (62 %)
Trade 6/7 (86 %)
Transport 25/29 (86 %)
Crime / Justice 56/62 (90 %)
Tax 104/111 (94 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Mark Ferguson voted in?

Mark Ferguson has recorded votes in 514 of 575 eligible Commons divisions (89.4 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Mark Ferguson voted against their party?

Mark Ferguson has voted against the party majority 2 times in the imported division data. Source