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Ben Maguire vs Catherine Atkinson

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

Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall
vs
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Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North

Voting alignment

Ben Maguire and Catherine Atkinson voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 247 different votes 291 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 14 No
Housing 29% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 7% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 9% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 649
Participation
79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 649
350
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
575 eligible divisions
189
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
52.4 % of votes cast
161
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
181
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£178,125
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£207,563
all imported IPSA years
£178,125
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£207,563
8 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Education
43 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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