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Sarah Pochin vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Ben Maguire voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 160 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 36 different votes 160 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
9 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 71% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

56.9 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 650
Participation
61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 563 of 650
215
378 eligible divisions
Total votes
348
564 eligible divisions
93
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
188
54.0 % of votes cast
122
56.7 % of votes cast
No votes
160
46.0 % of votes cast
7
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Appearances
90
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
91
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
103
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
1
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Migration
7 of 9 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API