Portrait of Ben Maguire

Ben Maguire

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for North Cornwall · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 01208 640 995

Email: ben.maguire.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
60.2%
380 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
10 meetings attended
Debate contributions
241
in the 7 year window
Written questions
611
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Ben Maguire is the Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North Cornwall4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
60.2%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
380

551st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Ben Maguire voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 53.4%53.4%2025: 63.0%63.0%2026: 58.5%58.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236138 58.5%
2025322203 63.0%
20247339 53.4%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631380 60.2%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
241
Written questions
611
Oral questions
19
Early day motions
15
Bills sponsored
6
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
10

153rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Ben Maguire: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002024: 14114120242025: 33333320252026: 1371372026
Oral questions per year
Ben Maguire: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 3320242025: 111120252026: 552026
Early day motions per year
Ben Maguire: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 3320242025: 6620252026: 662026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 81 61 137 5 6 2 0
2025 109 79 333 11 6 3 0
2024 51 29 141 3 3 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Home Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 10 of 10 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
241
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
169
distinct debates

412th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Ben Maguire: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 515120242025: 10910920252026: 81812026
Debates participated in per year
Ben Maguire: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 292920242025: 797920252026: 61612026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for North Cornwall
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General
    • – Joined Home Affairs Committee

Constituency: North Cornwall

North Cornwall constituency boundary
Area
1,279.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 9,957
Electorate
76,741 · turnout 66.8%
Postcode areas
EX22, EX23, PL15, PL17, PL26, PL27, PL28, PL29, PL30, PL31, PL32, PL33, PL34, PL35, TR8, TR9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.