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Rachael Maskell vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,579 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 1,510 different votes 1,579 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
23 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
110 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 181 shared votes
71 Aye 110 No
77 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 146 shared votes
71 Aye 75 No
41 Aye 18 No
Education 3% aligned 59 shared votes
20 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 21 No
Energy 0% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

229
+151.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
278
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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