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Catherine Atkinson vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
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Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
249
49.5% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
254
50.5% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
101
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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