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Cat Eccles vs Ben Maguire

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Ben Maguire voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 137 different votes 198 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 6 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 23% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 22 No
Tax 11% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 12% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

55.4%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 649
Participation
60.3%
12% below average
Rank 571 of 649
327
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
590 eligible divisions
142
43.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
54.5% of votes cast
185
56.6% of votes cast
No votes
162
45.5% of votes cast
10
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Appearances
98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
130
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Contributions
114
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API