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Greg Smith vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Ben Maguire voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 69 different votes 277 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
7 Aye 17 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 93% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 86% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 55% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 649
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
568 eligible divisions
707
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
747
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

195
+119.8 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
94
+18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
267
+133.6 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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
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