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Ben Maguire vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Ben Maguire and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 35 different votes 177 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 10 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 70% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 558 of 647
Participation
78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 647
334
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,818
2,323 eligible divisions
176
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
48.5 % of votes cast
158
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
937
51.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

86
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 647
Appearances
28
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 647
99
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 647
Contributions
50
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£178,125
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£178,125
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
55 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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