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Rachael Maskell vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 848 shared comparable votes.

837 same votes 11 different votes 848 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
76 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
76 Aye 51 No
41 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
41 Aye 43 No
34 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Benefits 82% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 19 No
Education 98% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 91 No
Migration 99% aligned 113 shared votes
23 Aye 90 No
76 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
76 Aye 51 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

83.9%
12% above average
Rank 113 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
2,018
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,199 eligible divisions
1,091
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
927
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

259
+170.2 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
57
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
317
+162.4 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
68
-86.6 vs Commons average
Rank 468 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Education
55 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Transport
89 of 96 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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