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Ben Maguire vs Catherine West

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
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Ben Maguire and Catherine West voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 198 different votes 229 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 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
0 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
350
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
189
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4 % of votes cast
161
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
790
45.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£178,125
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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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