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Rachael Maskell vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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 Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 493 shared comparable votes.

481 same votes 12 different votes 493 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
58 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
58 Aye 43 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Migration 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 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
83.0%
11% above average
Rank 131 of 650
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
631 eligible divisions
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
49.4% of votes cast
930
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
265
50.6% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
1.9% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
101
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
9
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
91 of 96 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Education
48 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
Transport
30 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
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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