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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Shabana Mahmood

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 136 shared comparable votes.

135 same votes 1 different votes 136 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
31 Aye 4 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
31 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
31 Aye 4 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
31 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
53.2%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
739
57.5% of votes cast
214
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
546
42.5% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
102
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
1,001
+836.4 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
59 of 94 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
107 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API