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Matthew Patrick vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 0 different votes 402 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
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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 186 of 649
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 649
465
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
575 eligible divisions
229
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.1 % of votes cast
236
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
247
49.9 % of votes cast
8
1.7 % 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

28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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