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Ben Goldsborough vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 3 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
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
535
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
262
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
273
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% 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
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
159
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API