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Ben Goldsborough vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 4 different votes 343 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
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 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
63.1%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
535
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
631 eligible divisions
262
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.0% of votes cast
273
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.0% of votes cast
4
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
159
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
546
+381.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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