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David Williams vs Rachael Maskell

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

Photograph of David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North
vs
Photograph of Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

David Williams and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

484 same votes 11 different votes 495 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
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 79% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 6 No
Migration 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 117 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 113 of 650
527
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
268
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
259
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
930
45.8% of votes cast
15
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Appearances
266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 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

£176,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
91 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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