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Ben Goldsborough vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 648
452
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
526 eligible divisions
234
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.2 % of votes cast
218
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % 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
107
+46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 648
68
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Contributions
123
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 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
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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