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Cat Smith vs Rachael Maskell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,676 shared comparable votes.

1,650 same votes 26 different votes 1,676 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
124 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
124 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
37 Aye 107 No
36 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 25 No
Benefits 94% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 27 No
Housing 98% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 178 shared votes
106 Aye 72 No
40 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 113 of 650
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
944
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
800
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
930
45.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Appearances
266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
91 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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