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John McDonnell vs Rachael Maskell

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,797 shared comparable votes.

1,753 same votes 44 different votes 1,797 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
147 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 231 shared votes
147 Aye 84 No
33 Aye 44 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
33 Aye 44 No
36 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
36 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 27 No
Education 94% aligned 78 shared votes
56 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
43 Aye 23 No
Benefits 97% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
Participation
84.0%
11% above average
Rank 113 of 649
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,995
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,083
54.3% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
912
45.7% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.4% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
256
+172.3 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
310
+164.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
89 of 95 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 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
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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