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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Ben Maguire voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 209 different votes 251 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 9 No
Transport 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
60.9%
12% below average
Rank 568 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
575 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0% of votes cast
795
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

109
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
95
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
158
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21% below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API