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Mike Wood vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
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Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Ben Maguire voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

207 same votes 65 different votes 272 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 94% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 16 shared votes
5 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
0 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 55% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
Participation
61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 649
2,038
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
568 eligible divisions
979
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
1,059
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
90
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
138
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Contributions
103
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
5
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
Migration
162 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Housing
60 of 66 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
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
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