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Rachael Maskell vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,589 shared comparable votes.

1,572 same votes 17 different votes 1,589 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
144 Aye 96 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
144 Aye 96 No
33 Aye 42 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
47 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 73 shared votes
47 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 19 No
Energy 98% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
103 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 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 110 of 650
Participation
69.0%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 650
2,007
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,649
2,390 eligible divisions
1,089
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
922
55.9% of votes cast
918
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
727
44.1% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

261
+174.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
49
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
318
+166.6 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Contributions
37
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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