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Rachael Maskell vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Helen Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,791 shared comparable votes.

1,768 same votes 23 different votes 1,791 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
151 Aye 91 No
Tax 100% aligned 242 shared votes
151 Aye 91 No
110 Aye 73 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 183 shared votes
110 Aye 73 No
39 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
39 Aye 109 No
38 Aye 43 No
Transport 100% aligned 81 shared votes
38 Aye 43 No
51 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
51 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 19 No
Benefits 91% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 23 No
Energy 98% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 27 No
Housing 98% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
40 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 39 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 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 113 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
1,995
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
1,083
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
912
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
847
44.9% of votes cast
47
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

256
+172.3 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
105
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
310
+164.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 649
Contributions
133
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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 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
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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