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Chris McDonald vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 0 different votes 387 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
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 650
Participation
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 650
441
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
563 eligible divisions
218
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.8 % of votes cast
223
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.2 % of votes cast
10
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
381
+255.2 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
68
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API