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Rachael Maskell vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,461 shared comparable votes.

1,435 same votes 26 different votes 1,461 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
110 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
110 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
38 Aye 110 No
62 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
62 Aye 73 No
30 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
35 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 48 shared votes
36 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
104 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 176 shared votes
107 Aye 69 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
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,516
2,417 eligible divisions
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
57.2% of votes cast
930
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
1,161
+996.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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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