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Rachael Maskell vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,152 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 93 different votes 1,152 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
104 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
104 Aye 74 No
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
118 Aye 60 No
Tax 77% aligned 178 shared votes
117 Aye 61 No
23 Aye 13 No
Energy 86% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 21 No
Benefits 86% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

84.1 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,945
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
1,067
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
878
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
43
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

184
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
225
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 648
Contributions
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
90 of 95 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Transport
81 of 87 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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