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Rachael Maskell vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Steve Darling voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 282 different votes 356 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 36% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 3% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 9% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 10% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
575 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
54.0 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.0 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

229
+151.0 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Appearances
144
+66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
278
+139.5 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
204
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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