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Valerie Vaz vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 0 different votes 362 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
54 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
Participation
85.9 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
1,810
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
568 eligible divisions
1,022
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
50.2 % of votes cast
788
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
243
49.8 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
Appearances
56
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
15
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
73
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
75 of 89 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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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