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Rachael Maskell vs Jeff 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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Jeff Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,507 shared comparable votes.

1,473 same votes 34 different votes 1,507 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
131 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
131 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
77 Aye 34 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 111 shared votes
77 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Benefits 89% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 22 No
Housing 98% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 21 No
Education 98% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,922
2,417 eligible divisions
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
930
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.5% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 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
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
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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