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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Ben Maguire

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Ben Maguire voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 168 shared comparable votes.

131 same votes 37 different votes 168 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
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 10 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 650
Participation
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 571 of 650
1,527
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
631 eligible divisions
733
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
55.3% of votes cast
794
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
170
44.7% of votes cast
41
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
113
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
71
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17% above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21% below average
14
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
2
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
182 of 212 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Transport
67 of 98 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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