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Chris Law vs Shabana Mahmood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 787 shared comparable votes.

733 same votes 54 different votes 787 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
15 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
15 Aye 67 No
32 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Energy 69% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 8 No
Benefits 72% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
68 Aye 37 No
Tax 81% aligned 105 shared votes
76 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 609 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,262
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
726
57.5 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
536
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 647
Appearances
50
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 647
70
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 647
Contributions
642
+523.3 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading 10 Feb 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 20 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: Amendment 25 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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