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Mr Louie French vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
vs
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Ben Maguire voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 54 different votes 234 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
15 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 17 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 193 of 649
Participation
60.3%
12% below average
Rank 571 of 649
999
1,246 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
590 eligible divisions
504
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
54.5% of votes cast
495
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
162
45.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
4 years, 9 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Contributions
113
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37% below average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Migration
127 of 136 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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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