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Rachael Maskell vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,738 shared comparable votes.

1,718 same votes 20 different votes 1,738 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
150 Aye 87 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
150 Aye 87 No
83 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 161 shared votes
83 Aye 78 No
36 Aye 44 No
Transport 100% aligned 80 shared votes
36 Aye 44 No
34 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 20 No
Housing 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 22 No
Energy 98% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
109 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
40 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
62 Aye 26 No
Education 99% aligned 88 shared votes
63 Aye 25 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

229
+151.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
278
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 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
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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