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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 451 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 12 different votes 451 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
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
30 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

76.8%
5% above average
Rank 266 of 650
Participation
84.9%
13% above average
Rank 96 of 650
1,861
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
636 eligible divisions
1,024
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
49.1% of votes cast
837
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
275
50.9% of votes cast
26
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
93
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
67
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Contributions
161
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
5
1 registered category
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
68 of 71 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
60 of 68 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
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
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