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Ben Goldsborough vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 4 different votes 338 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
46 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
46 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
46 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

84.8%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 650
Participation
62.0%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
535
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
631 eligible divisions
262
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
45.5% of votes cast
273
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
213
54.5% of votes cast
4
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Appearances
39
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
159
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
49
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
89 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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