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Ben Goldsborough vs David Williams

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 Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and David Williams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

400 same votes 0 different votes 400 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
50 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
50 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
50 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.9 %
13 % above average
Rank 89 of 648
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 83 of 648
452
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
526 eligible divisions
234
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
53.2 % of votes cast
218
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
212
46.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Appearances
49
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
68
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Contributions
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£162,821
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API