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Ben Goldsborough vs Alex Ballinger

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 4 different votes 410 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
531
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
620 eligible divisions
261
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
47.3% of votes cast
270
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
250
52.7% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Appearances
93
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
154
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Contributions
172
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£162,821
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API