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

Staffing£131,412
Office£25,289
Accommodation£12,559
Travel£8,865

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,245 voters

Liberal Democrat
24,094 votes47.0%
Conservative
14,137 votes27.6%
Reform UK
8,444 votes16.5%
Labour
2,958 votes5.8%
Green Party
1,335 votes2.6%
Heritage Party
277 votes0.5%

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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2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 Jun 2026

1 AYE1 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

2 votes · 20 May 2026

4 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 2026

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
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

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

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

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

Small Businesses: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to support small-medium enterprises in Cornwall, in the context of the proposed rise in employers' National Insuranc

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade4 Feb 2025

Employers' Contributions: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed rise in employers' National Insurance contributions on small businesses.

AnsweredTreasury4 Feb 2025

Devolution: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral response to the hon. Member for North Cornwall during Prime Minister's Question

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4 Feb 2025

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential merits of implementing a tapered clawback mechanism for agricultural proper

AnsweredTreasury3 Feb 2025

Cornwall Council: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employer's National Insurance o

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government3 Feb 2025

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Sustainable Farming Incentive and Environmental Land Management scheme payments have been delayed.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 Feb 2025

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications his Department has received for the (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Environmental Land Management

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 Feb 2025

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 24102 on Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances, whether his Department

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs29 Jan 2025

Public Houses: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish his timetable for the third Statutory Review of the Pubs Code and the Pubs Code Adjudicator.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Jan 2025

Public Houses: Change of Use and Demolition

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many public houses have been unlawfully (a) converted to another use and (b) demolished in (i) Cornwall and (ii) Englan

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government29 Jan 2025
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