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Alistair Strathern vs Ben Maguire

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

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Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
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Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Ben Maguire voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 243 different votes 300 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 26% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 6% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 13% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 649
589
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
575 eligible divisions
304
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
285
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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