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Ben Goldsborough vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Paula Barker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 476 shared comparable votes.

464 same votes 12 different votes 476 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
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 80% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

84.9%
13% above average
Rank 96 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
540
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
1,704 eligible divisions
265
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
706
52.1% of votes cast
275
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
649
47.9% of votes cast
4
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
100
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
161
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Contributions
91
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 55 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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