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Priti Patel vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Ben Maguire voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 41 different votes 224 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
5 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 93% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
0 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
1,447
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
558 eligible divisions
657
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
53.6 % of votes cast
790
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
160
46.4 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
78
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
86
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
Contributions
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
Defence
27 of 33 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Tax
215 of 318 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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