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Mary Glindon vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Mary Glindon
Mary Glindon
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Mary Glindon and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

458 same votes 9 different votes 467 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
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 89% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.9%
8% above average
Rank 178 of 650
Participation
84.8%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 650
1,956
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
537
633 eligible divisions
1,068
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
49.2% of votes cast
888
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
273
50.8% of votes cast
30
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
52
-112.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
159
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,457,492
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£295,191
31% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
0
0 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
69 of 71 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
89 of 98 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye rebel
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
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 Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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