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Rachael Maskell vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Andy McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,728 shared comparable votes.

1,720 same votes 8 different votes 1,728 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
149 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
149 Aye 86 No
34 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
34 Aye 109 No
38 Aye 43 No
Transport 100% aligned 81 shared votes
38 Aye 43 No
57 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
57 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 73 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
77 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 158 shared votes
78 Aye 80 No
149 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
149 Aye 86 No
34 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
34 Aye 109 No
38 Aye 43 No
Transport 100% aligned 81 shared votes
38 Aye 43 No

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

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.7 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.3 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

228
+150.0 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Appearances
91
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
277
+138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
128
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
91 of 96 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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