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Ben Maguire vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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 Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Ben Maguire and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 51 different votes 279 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 94% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 649
350
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
575 eligible divisions
189
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
43.9 % of votes cast
161
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
252
56.1 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3 % 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
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£178,125
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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