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Graham Leadbitter vs Shabana Mahmood

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

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Graham Leadbitter
SNP Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
vs
Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Graham Leadbitter and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 60 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 42 different votes 60 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 14 No
Tax 21% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 14 No
Tax 21% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

28.4 %
44 % below average
Rank 640 of 650
Participation
53.8 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 650
160
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
2,350 eligible divisions
96
60.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
728
57.6 % of votes cast
64
40.0 % of votes cast
No votes
536
42.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

61
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
52
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
72
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
644
+516.4 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£253,574
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£253,574
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
59 of 89 votes
Trade
3 of 5 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
20 of 37 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 56 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
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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 Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
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