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Rachael Maskell vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Robin Swann voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 306 different votes 412 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 62% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 57% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 9 No
Energy 44% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
49 Aye 40 No
Tax 6% aligned 89 shared votes
45 Aye 44 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
1,995
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
1,083
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.4% of votes cast
912
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
204
45.6% of votes cast
47
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

256
+172.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
121
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
310
+164.3 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
Contributions
148
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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