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Rachael Maskell vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Jim McMahon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,640 shared comparable votes.

1,616 same votes 24 different votes 1,640 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
141 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 226 shared votes
141 Aye 85 No
75 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
75 Aye 74 No
55 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 78 shared votes
55 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 23 No
Benefits 90% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 22 No
Housing 98% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
105 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
40 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 61 shared votes
41 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 105 No
Migration 99% aligned 139 shared votes
35 Aye 104 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

229
+151.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
278
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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 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
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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