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Ben Maguire vs Sir Stephen Timms

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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Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Ben Maguire and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 246 different votes 290 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 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
10 Aye 14 No
Housing 29% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 7% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
350
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
189
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
161
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£178,125
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
65 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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