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Rachael Maskell vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 977 shared comparable votes.

944 same votes 33 different votes 977 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
87 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
87 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 12 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 16 No
Migration 96% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
66 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 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 112 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 650
2,035
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
530
636 eligible divisions
1,103
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
49.4% of votes cast
932
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
268
50.6% of votes cast
47
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

271
+175.4 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
7
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
329
+162.6 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Contributions
7
-159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Transport
91 of 98 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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