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Kerry McCarthy vs Rachael Maskell

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,817 shared comparable votes.

1,780 same votes 37 different votes 1,817 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
154 Aye 87 No
Tax 100% aligned 241 shared votes
154 Aye 87 No
108 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 183 shared votes
108 Aye 75 No
82 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 158 shared votes
82 Aye 76 No
37 Aye 44 No
Transport 100% aligned 81 shared votes
37 Aye 44 No
39 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 26 No
Benefits 90% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 21 No
Energy 98% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 23 No
Housing 98% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
43 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 223 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 113 of 650
1,902
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
1,067
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
835
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
930
45.8% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.3% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 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

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
2
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 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
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
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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