Glasgow West.

Four rebel votes in under a year mark Ferguson out as a Labour MP willing to break with her government on matters of conscience and disability policy. She voted against the assisted dying bill at Third Reading in June 2025 -- one of a minority of Labour MPs to do so -- and also backed amendments adding safeguards to the legislation, suggesting her objection was to the bill's final form rather than the principle outright. A month later she defied the whip again, backing an amendment to the welfare bill that would have protected disabled people with fluctuating conditions during the government's PIP review. On assisted dying her voting pattern places her 22 percentage points above the Labour average on end-of-life autonomy; on disability benefits she sits 21 points above her party peers.

As Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee and a member of the Liaison Committee, Ferguson holds two positions that carry genuine parliamentary weight. Her 78% voting participation is modestly below the Commons average, though her 201 contributions across 133 debates -- spanning economy and jobs, defence, health and social care -- point to an active floor presence. She is a 96% party-line voter overall, with her rebel votes concentrated on specific conscience issues rather than broad dissent. She is notably out of step with her party on parliamentary scrutiny and pro-business measures, voting with Labour on barely a tenth of such votes.

Her highest-profile advocacy has been local. She publicly pushed the Defence Secretary to consider Glasgow-built Type 26 frigates for Norway's navy -- a direct pitch for Clydeside shipyard jobs -- and has spoken in debates on Gaza and Drumchapel regeneration funding. Recent local news coverage (31 articles over 90 days) clusters around culture and community, with little political controversy. Data on her full committee activity is available; individual speech transcripts are not included here.