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Sarah Smith vs Ben Goldsborough

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 1 different votes 317 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
45 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
249
49.5% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
254
50.5% of votes cast
14
3.8% 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

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% 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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API