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Rachael Maskell vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,507 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 1,441 different votes 1,507 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
20 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
65 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 143 shared votes
78 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
148 Aye 74 No
Tax 0% aligned 222 shared votes
74 Aye 148 No
29 Aye 38 No
Transport 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 18 No
Energy 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 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 121 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

229
+151.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
278
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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