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Rachael Maskell vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 527 shared comparable votes.

515 same votes 12 different votes 527 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
54 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
54 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 79% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 8 No
Migration 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

84.0%
12% above average
Rank 113 of 650
Participation
90.0%
18% above average
Rank 19 of 650
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
631 eligible divisions
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.6% of votes cast
930
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
286
50.4% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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