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Ben Maguire vs Paul Waugh

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
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Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Ben Maguire and Paul Waugh voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 272 different votes 321 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 15 No
Housing 26% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
37 Aye 32 No
Tax 6% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
350
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
575 eligible divisions
189
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.2 % of votes cast
161
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
254
49.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % 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
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£178,125
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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 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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