Compare

Rachael Maskell vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 501 shared comparable votes.

487 same votes 14 different votes 501 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
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 80% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 7 No
Migration 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 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
84.9%
13% above average
Rank 96 of 650
2,035
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
636 eligible divisions
1,103
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
49.1% of votes cast
932
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
275
50.9% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

274
+177.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
93
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
334
+165.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Contributions
161
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API