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Rachael Maskell vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,613 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,548 different votes 1,613 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
69 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 145 shared votes
77 Aye 68 No
25 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 19 No
Energy 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

229
+151.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
278
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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