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Rachael Maskell vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,652 shared comparable votes.

1,637 same votes 15 different votes 1,652 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
147 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 224 shared votes
147 Aye 77 No
109 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 184 shared votes
109 Aye 75 No
78 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
78 Aye 68 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 25 No
Benefits 91% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 19 No
Energy 98% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 27 No
Housing 98% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 31 No
Transport 98% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
57 Aye 21 No
Education 99% aligned 78 shared votes
58 Aye 20 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
73.4 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 648
1,945
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,312 eligible divisions
1,067
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
967
56.9 % of votes cast
878
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.1 % of votes cast
43
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

184
+123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 648
Appearances
88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 648
225
+116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 648
Contributions
120
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#3
Education
81 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Transport
81 of 87 votes
#5
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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