Portrait of Helen Maguire

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Epsom and Ewell · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Primary Care and Cancer)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 01372 232145

Email: helen.maguire.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
62.6%
395 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
4 meetings attended
Debate contributions
380
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,287
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Helen Maguire is the Liberal Democrat MP for Epsom and Ewell, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Primary Care and Cancer).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Epsom and Ewell4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)Opposition18 September 20241 October 2025

Voting participation

Participation rate
62.6%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
395

523rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Helen Maguire voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 58.9%58.9%2025: 58.4%58.4%2026: 69.5%69.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236164 69.5%
2025322188 58.4%
20247343 58.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631395 62.6%

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
380
Written questions
1,287
Oral questions
18
Early day motions
75
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
4

58th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Helen Maguire: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02505007501,0002024: 444420242025: 80280220252026: 4414412026
Oral questions per year
Helen Maguire: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 4420242025: 8820252026: 662026
Early day motions per year
Helen Maguire: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 5520242025: 474720252026: 23232026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 136 94 441 6 23 0 0
2025 180 134 802 8 47 0 0
2024 64 36 44 4 5 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Member 7 September 2026 4 of 4 100.0%

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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
380
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
264
distinct debates

297th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Helen Maguire: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 646420242025: 18018020252026: 1361362026
Debates participated in per year
Helen Maguire: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 363620242025: 13413420252026: 94942026

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 Epsom and Ewell
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Primary Care and Cancer)
    • – Left role: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)
  3. 2026

    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Constituency: Epsom and Ewell

Epsom and Ewell constituency boundary
Area
58.6 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 3,686
Electorate
76,513 · turnout 71.3%
Postcode areas
KT17, KT18, KT19, KT21, KT22, KT23, KT4, SM2, SM3

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.