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Rachael Maskell vs Brian Leishman

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 Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Brian Leishman voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 432 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 5 different votes 432 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
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 14 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.9%
12% above average
Rank 112 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 650
2,019
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
620 eligible divisions
1,092
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
198
43.5% of votes cast
927
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
257
56.5% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
23
5.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

264
+171.8 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
166
+73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
323
+162.8 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
189
+28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 114 votes
Transport
89 of 96 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API