MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham
Assistant Whip
“A party-loyal Labour MP who has one notable rebellion on an End of Life Bill and currently serves as an Assistant Whip.”
Mark Ferguson is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, elected in 2024. He currently serves as an Assistant Whip and has sat on a range of parliamentary committees since entering Parliament, including Standards, Privileges, and Statutory Instruments, as well as committees linked to recent Bills. His early parliamentary career shows active engagement in committee work across a variety of policy areas.
Ferguson has 100% party loyalty, with voting attendance of 14% (party average 33%). He has one rebel vote. On policy areas, his record is mixed: he has voted for changes to Universal Credit and VAT, for workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, against bus services regulation and against expanding mental health services, and his votes on transgender rights, prison sentencing and climate change measures are mixed.
Seven declared financial interests, including four entries for donations and other support (including loans) for his activities as an MP, and three miscellaneous entries.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
8 positions
Assistant Whip
Since Sept 2025
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Apr 2025 - May 2025
Committee on Standards
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
Committee of Privileges
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NOReferendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
AYELocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
AYESentencing Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Parliamentary role · 15 Jan 2026
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
