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Cat Smith vs Ben Goldsborough

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 5 different votes 366 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
27 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 92% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
Participation
84.8%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 650
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
535
631 eligible divisions
944
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
49.0% of votes cast
800
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
273
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
39
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
159
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API