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Rachael Maskell vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,479 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,412 different votes 1,479 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 15 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 7% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
111 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 176 shared votes
66 Aye 110 No
32 Aye 56 No
Migration 5% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Transport 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
40 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 17 No
Energy 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 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 418 of 649
1,995
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
1,083
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
912
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
47
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

253
+170.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
307
+163.5 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
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
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
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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