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Josh Newbury vs Rachael Maskell

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 500 shared comparable votes.

488 same votes 12 different votes 500 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
60 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
60 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
60 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
60 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 99 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 113 of 650
534
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
282
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
252
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
930
45.8% of votes cast
13
2.4% 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

163
+68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
192
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 175 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

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
91 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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