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Ben Goldsborough vs Ms Polly Billington

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 Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 0 different votes 388 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
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

85.9 %
13 % above average
Rank 89 of 648
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 648
452
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
526 eligible divisions
234
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
53.1 % of votes cast
218
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
207
46.9 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.7 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Appearances
65
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 648
68
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Contributions
97
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£162,821
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,742
28 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 21 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API