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Rachael Maskell vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,534 shared comparable votes.

1,499 same votes 35 different votes 1,534 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
136 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
136 Aye 74 No
31 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 24 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
109 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 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 113 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
930
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
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
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