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Ben Goldsborough vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 0 different votes 395 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
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
52 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
52 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
452
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
837
1,106 eligible divisions
234
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
418
49.9 % of votes cast
218
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
419
50.1 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
68
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Contributions
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 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