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Ben Goldsborough vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 4 different votes 409 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
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
531
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,865
2,406 eligible divisions
261
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,051
56.4% of votes cast
270
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.6% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

87
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Appearances
71
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
154
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Contributions
425
+263.0 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API