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Rachael Maskell vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Cat Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,649 shared comparable votes.

1,625 same votes 24 different votes 1,649 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
117 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
117 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
37 Aye 107 No
34 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 25 No
Benefits 94% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 26 No
Housing 98% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
106 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

229
+151.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
278
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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