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Rachael Maskell vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,526 shared comparable votes.

64 same votes 1,462 different votes 1,526 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
22 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 21 No
Benefits 6% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 158 shared votes
67 Aye 91 No
62 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 141 shared votes
79 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 16 No
Education 4% aligned 57 shared votes
18 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 64 shared votes
23 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 17 No
Energy 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
902
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
45
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

229
+151.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
278
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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