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Ben Goldsborough vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 475 shared comparable votes.

461 same votes 14 different votes 475 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

84.9%
13% above average
Rank 96 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
540
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
265
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
275
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
4
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
161
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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