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Ben Goldsborough vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 4 different votes 397 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 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
71.9%
same as average
Rank 385 of 650
531
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
620 eligible divisions
261
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
52.2% of votes cast
270
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
213
47.8% 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
78
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
154
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Contributions
231
+69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API