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Deirdre Costigan vs Ben Goldsborough

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


Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

436 same votes 4 different votes 440 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
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

90.8%
18% above average
Rank 15 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
563
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
286
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.2% of votes cast
277
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

80
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
84
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
108
-52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
144
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13% below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API