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How Ben Maguire votes

Ben Maguire voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 154 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
2 SepVoting and elections: the final voteForSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeForSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeForSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Ben Maguire has 6 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesSimon Ruddick - £948.0020 Jul 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPAnthony Dunn - £5,000.007 Jul 2026
Employment and earningsConsultant Solicitor - Paddle and Cocks LLP10 Mar 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesNational Liberal Club - £1,310.7513 Feb 2025
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Property in Plymouth4 Aug 2024
ShareholdingsShares in Maguire Cervantes Property Limited4 Aug 2024

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Ben Maguire asked 173 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs32
Department of Health and Social Care24
Treasury22
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government14

Latest questions

14 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Not answered yet
14 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Not answered yet
14 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Not answered yet
14 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Not answered yet
14 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Not answered yet

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£11,614
Office costs · claims for running an office£8,272
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,342

64 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Ben Maguire represents North Cornwall. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Ben Maguire

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
9,957

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
67%

of people who could vote did

Ben Maguire won with 47% of the votes, and Scott Mann (Conservative) came second with 28%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat47% · 24,094
Conservative28% · 14,137
Reform UK16% · 8,444
Labour6% · 2,958
Green Party3% · 1,335
Heritage Party1% · 277
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ben MaguireLiberal Democrat24,09447.0%
Scott MannConservative14,13727.6%
Rowland O'ConnorReform UK8,44416.5%
Robyn HarrisLabour2,9585.8%
Lance SymondsGreen Party1,3352.6%
Sarah FarrellHeritage Party2770.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£671 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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