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Sarah Smith vs Shabana Mahmood

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 1 different votes 139 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 7 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
31 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 7 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
31 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
53.2%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
2,417 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
739
57.5% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
546
42.5% of votes cast
14
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

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
59 of 94 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
107 of 171 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API