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Ben Goldsborough vs Liz Twist

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 Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Liz Twist voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 469 shared comparable votes.

469 same votes 0 different votes 469 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
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 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

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 649
Participation
84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
495
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
248
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
54.6 % of votes cast
247
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
808
45.4 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Appearances
101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 163 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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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