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Ben Goldsborough vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

275 same votes 2 different votes 277 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
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
28 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
28 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
535
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,417 eligible divisions
262
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
273
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
4
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
159
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API