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Rachael Maskell vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,235 shared comparable votes.

1,218 same votes 17 different votes 1,235 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
100 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
100 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
30 Aye 99 No
29 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
15 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Benefits 92% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 18 No
Housing 98% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
41 Aye 19 No
Education 98% aligned 60 shared votes
42 Aye 18 No
55 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 121 shared votes
55 Aye 66 No
100 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
100 Aye 62 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
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
2,018
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,294
1,687 eligible divisions
1,091
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
660
51.0% of votes cast
927
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
634
49.0% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
13
-75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
319
+165.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
Contributions
15
-138.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 63 votes
Transport
89 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 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 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
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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: 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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