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Rachael Maskell vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and James Cartlidge voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,742 shared comparable votes.

77 same votes 1,665 different votes 1,742 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
27 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
112 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 186 shared votes
75 Aye 111 No
25 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
82 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 163 shared votes
81 Aye 82 No
39 Aye 107 No
Migration 3% aligned 146 shared votes
105 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 22 No
Energy 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

229
+151.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
278
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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