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Rachael Maskell vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,453 shared comparable votes.

1,431 same votes 22 different votes 1,453 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
123 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
123 Aye 72 No
31 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 21 No
Housing 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 23 No
Benefits 96% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,945
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
1,067
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
878
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
43
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

184
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
225
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Transport
81 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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