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Ben Goldsborough vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and David Davis voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 244 different votes 246 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
36 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 649
495
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,537
2,361 eligible divisions
248
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.7 % of votes cast
247
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
819
53.3 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
91
5.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
18 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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