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Ben Goldsborough vs Mike Reader

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 Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Mike Reader voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 351 of 649
503
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
590 eligible divisions
249
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.2% of votes cast
254
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
207
47.8% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
Appearances
74
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Contributions
99
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£162,821
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 29 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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