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Rachael Maskell vs Steve Witherden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Steve Witherden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 488 shared comparable votes.

471 same votes 17 different votes 488 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
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 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 112 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
2,035
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
636 eligible divisions
1,103
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
51.5% of votes cast
932
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
248
48.5% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

274
+177.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
66
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
334
+165.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Contributions
86
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API