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Rachael Maskell vs Rebecca Smith

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
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Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 318 different votes 344 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 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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 113 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
1,995
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
1,083
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
912
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
47
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

252
+169.8 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
147
+64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
306
+162.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 649
Contributions
265
+121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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