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Ben Maguire vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Ben Maguire and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 272 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 27% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Housing 26% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
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
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 6% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 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
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 46 of 649
350
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
189
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
50.3 % of votes cast
161
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
252
49.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.0 % 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
108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 218 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£178,125
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 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
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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
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