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Ben Goldsborough vs David Simmonds

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 Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and David Simmonds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 327 different votes 336 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
495
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
248
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
48.2 % of votes cast
247
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
710
51.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Appearances
109
+30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
76
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
262
+122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£162,821
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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