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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4 AYE2 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

6 votes · 13 Jan 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

1 AYE2 NO

Employment Rights Bill

3 votes · 8 Dec 2025

3 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

3 votes · 13 Nov 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
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

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure equality of access to rural fibre-optic infrastructure.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology22 Oct 2024

Gender Based Violence: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with the police to help tackle violence against women and girls in North Cornwall constituency.

AnsweredHome Office15 Oct 2024

Means-tested Benefits: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to (a) calculate and (b) distribute funding to people on means-tested benefits in North Cornwall

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions4 Oct 2024

Prostate Cancer: Health Education and Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of (a) prostate cancer risk factors and (b) eligibility for PSA testing of patients

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care9 Sept 2024

Bus Services: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with representatives of National Express on the potential impact of the cancellation of its 503 service on people living in La

AnsweredDepartment for Transport2 Sept 2024

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to require developers to build homes for social rent as part of large developments.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Sept 2024

Private Rented Housing: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of requests for payment of several months rent in advance before secur

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Sept 2024

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) Launceston, (b) North Cornwall and (c) other towns in rural areas without a railway station are served by inter-c

AnsweredDepartment for Transport2 Sept 2024

Bodmin Parkway Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility at Bodmin Parkway railway station.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport30 Aug 2024

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 627 on Free School Meals, if she will make it her policy to commission an assessment of the potential me

AnsweredDepartment for Education30 Aug 2024
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