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Ben Goldsborough vs John Slinger

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 John Slinger
John Slinger
Lab Rugby

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and John Slinger voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 473 shared comparable votes.

469 same votes 4 different votes 473 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
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 650
531
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
535
620 eligible divisions
261
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
272
50.8% of votes cast
270
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
263
49.2% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
186
+95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
143
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Contributions
215
+56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£168,663
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£168,663
25% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 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