Member of Parliament

Mark Ferguson

Lab Labour Gateshead Central and Whickham ID 5031

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

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 275 / Noes 239

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Benefits	3 Dec 2025	No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Tax Transport	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 Devolution / Local Government	24 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 Devolution / Local Government	24 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 Devolution / Local Government	24 Nov 2025	No

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