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Laura Trott vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks
vs
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Laura Trott and Ben Maguire voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

128 same votes 38 different votes 166 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 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 15 No
Tax 88% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 82% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 82% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 649
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
568 eligible divisions
632
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
592
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % 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

30
-43.4 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
Appearances
91
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
47
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Contributions
104
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
12
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 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
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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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