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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Shabana Mahmood

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 101 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 69 different votes 101 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 30% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 15 No
Tax 13% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 30% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
729
57.6 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
537
42.4 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
73
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
196
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Contributions
838
+699.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
59 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
107 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
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 2 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
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