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Rachael Maskell vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,095 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 36 different votes 1,095 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
99 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
99 Aye 58 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 28 shared votes
25 Aye 3 No
50 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 115 shared votes
55 Aye 60 No
21 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 32 No
Transport 96% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

84.0%
12% above average
Rank 112 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
2,035
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
1,103
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
932
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

271
+175.4 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
329
+162.6 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Contributions
96
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 5 Nov 2025
No rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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