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Rachael Maskell vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,317 shared comparable votes.

1,294 same votes 23 different votes 1,317 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
114 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
114 Aye 57 No
61 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
61 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 11 No
Benefits 84% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
32 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 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
55.9%
16% below average
Rank 602 of 650
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,417 eligible divisions
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
60.0% of votes cast
930
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
470
+305.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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