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Ben Maguire vs James Cartlidge

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
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Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Ben Maguire and James Cartlidge voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 49 different votes 263 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 94% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 89% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 55% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
350
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
189
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
161
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % 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
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£178,125
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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