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Fred Thomas vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 4 different votes 370 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
51 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
51 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 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

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 650
Participation
84.8%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
535
631 eligible divisions
252
58.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
49.0% of votes cast
180
41.7% of votes cast
No votes
273
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
159
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
5
3 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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
97 of 121 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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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
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