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Rachael Maskell vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Tahir Ali voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,229 shared comparable votes.

1,219 same votes 10 different votes 1,229 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
102 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
102 Aye 62 No
65 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
65 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
39 Aye 89 No
32 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 23 No
Benefits 92% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
102 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
102 Aye 62 No
65 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
65 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
39 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

83.9%
12% above average
Rank 113 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
2,018
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,283
1,687 eligible divisions
1,091
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
675
52.6% of votes cast
927
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
608
47.4% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

260
+171.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
34
-54.4 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
319
+165.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
Contributions
50
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£269,557
19% above 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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Transport
89 of 96 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API