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Chris Philp vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South
vs
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Chris Philp and Ben Maguire voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

162 same votes 44 different votes 206 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
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 20 No
Tax 95% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 3 No
Transport 83% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Defence 81% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
1,962
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
348
563 eligible divisions
948
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
188
54.0 % of votes cast
1,014
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
160
46.0 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£215,599
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
159 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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