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Ben Goldsborough vs Jack Abbott

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

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Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk
vs
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Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Jack Abbott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 459 shared comparable votes.

458 same votes 1 different votes 459 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
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 649
Participation
91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
495
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
575 eligible divisions
248
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.1 % of votes cast
247
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
262
49.9 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Appearances
21
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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