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Ben Maguire vs Lisa Smart

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 Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove

Voting alignment

Ben Maguire and Lisa Smart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 1 different votes 306 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
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
350
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
575 eligible divisions
189
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
54.2 % of votes cast
161
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
174
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£178,125
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6 % above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
20
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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