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Ben Goldsborough vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 274 different votes 276 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
24 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
495
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
248
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
247
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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