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Mike Reader vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South
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Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 650
Participation
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 650
408
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
563 eligible divisions
217
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.8 % of votes cast
191
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.2 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
68
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
17
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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