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Catherine Fookes vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 4 different votes 425 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
47 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
28 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
28 Aye 2 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

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
497
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
253
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.2% of votes cast
244
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
85
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
129
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Contributions
145
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7% 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API