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Rachael Maskell vs Ian Byrne

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
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Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Ian Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,124 shared comparable votes.

1,114 same votes 10 different votes 1,124 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
101 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
101 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
43 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 58 shared votes
42 Aye 16 No
57 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 120 shared votes
57 Aye 63 No
37 Aye 90 No
Migration 99% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
101 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
101 Aye 49 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
73.7 %
same as average
Rank 353 of 648
1,945
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,175
1,594 eligible divisions
1,067
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
646
55.0 % of votes cast
878
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
529
45.0 % of votes cast
43
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

184
+123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 648
Appearances
44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 648
225
+116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 648
Contributions
85
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Education
60 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 152 votes
Transport
81 of 87 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No 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
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
Aye
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API