The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Rachael Maskell vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Jim Shannon voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,734 shared comparable votes.

459 same votes 1,275 different votes 1,734 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
37 Aye 24 No
Benefits 49% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 82 No
Migration 47% aligned 116 shared votes
74 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 40% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 20 No
Energy 9% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
110 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 182 shared votes
65 Aye 117 No
149 Aye 89 No
Tax 15% aligned 238 shared votes
106 Aye 132 No
31 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
54 Aye 24 No
Education 17% aligned 78 shared votes
29 Aye 49 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 121 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

229
+151.0 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
278
+139.5 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API