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Emma Foody vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Emma Foody and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

440 same votes 2 different votes 442 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
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 649
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 649
482
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
575 eligible divisions
239
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.1 % of votes cast
243
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
247
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
49
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,107
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£188,107
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
3
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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