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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 89.3% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. 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 527 of 590 eligible divisions (89.3%). Commons average: 72.6%.

527

Total votes

279

Aye

248

No

2

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 279 / Noes 248

Divisions

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Division Vote
Opposition Day: Welfare
Benefits
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading
Benefits
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38
Benefits
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8
Benefits
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45
Benefits
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part
Benefits
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12
Benefits
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50
Benefits
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39
Benefits
No
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to insist on 2A and disagree with LA2B and LA2C
Defence
Aye
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading
Benefits
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading
Benefits
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%)
Energy 20/20 (100%)
Democracy / Parliament 14/14 (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 104/112 (93%)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Mark Ferguson voted in?

Mark Ferguson has recorded votes in 527 of 590 eligible Commons divisions (89.3% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. 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