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John Whitby vs Ben Goldsborough

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


Voting alignment

John Whitby and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 465 shared comparable votes.

461 same votes 4 different votes 465 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
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
534
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
271
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.2% of votes cast
263
49.3% 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

60
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
83
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
74
-84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Contributions
143
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
2
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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