Ben Maguire
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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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.
356
Votes Cast
£178,125
Expenses 2024-25
9,957
Majority
47.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£178,125
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 51,245 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
587
Written Questions
28
Oral Questions
144
Debates Spoken In⚑
209
Speeches⚑
356
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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5 NOPlanning and Infrastructure Bill
5 votes · 13 Nov 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
5 votes · 13 Nov 2025
5 NOEmployment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
Employment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
4 AYESentencing Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 29 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 29 Oct 2025
4 AYEVictims and Courts Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Oct 2025
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Oct 2025
2 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill Committee
3 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
3 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Financial Interests(4)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
Honorary membership of National Liberal Club offered to Liberal Democrat MPs who reside outside of London
31 December 2024 to 31 December 2025
£1,311
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
Honorary membership of National Liberal Club offered to Liberal Democrat MPs who reside outside of London
31 December 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Name of donor
- National Liberal Club
- Address of donor
- 1 Whitehall Place Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Honorary membership of National Liberal Club offered to Liberal Democrat MPs who reside outside of London, value £1,310.75
- Date received
- 31 December 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Date accepted
- 31 December 2024
- Donor status
- company, registration 01355034
Registered 13 February 2025
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- Consultant Solicitor
- From
- 9 March 2026.
- Payer
- Paddle and Cocks LLP (Law firm), Charles House, 18-21 Charles Street, Truro TR1 2PQ
- Additional information
- Payments will be listed below.
Registered 10 March 2026
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
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Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
- Type of land/property
- Residential property (Terraced House)
- Number of properties
- 1
- Location
- Plymouth
- Ownership details
- co-owned with family member through limited company Maguire Cervantes Property Limited. This is the only property I own and the only property Maguire Cervantes Property Limited owns.
- Rental income
- Yes
Registered 4 August 2024
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
It is a holding company for one let residential property which is already registered under Category 6
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
It is a holding company for one let residential property which is already registered under Category 6
- Name of company or organisation
- Maguire Cervantes Property Limited
- Nature of business
- It is a holding company for one let residential property which is already registered under Category 6
- Held jointly with or on behalf of
- Jointly with my spouse
Registered 4 August 2024
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
Duchy of Cornwall: Housing
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of mechanisms for homeowners to seek recourse when land held by the Duchy of Cornwall reverts to Duchy
Duchy of Cornwall: Housing
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to improve transparency for homeowners on the terms under which (a) communal and (b) shared land may revert to the Duchy of
Veterans: Identity Cards
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Data Protection Act 2018 and Article 5 of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, what assess
Veterans: Identity Cards
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has to undertake a Data Protection Impact Assessment on the integration of the digital Veteran Card with
Crown Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were waiting to be heard in Crown Courts in each circuit in England and Wales on 11 November 2025.
Crown Court: Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how far in advance Crown Court trial dates are being set for each of the six circuits in England and Wales.
Crown Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Courts in each of the six circuits in England and Wales are not used for five days per week.
Dental Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of communities in rural areas providing (a) subsidised premises and (b) other local incent
Dental Services: Parish and Town Councils
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance for (a) town and (b) parish councils on the steps they can take to encourage NHS dental providers to open new prac
Bank Services: Post Offices
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing cheque deposit services at post offices on people in rural areas.
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