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Shabana Mahmood vs Andrew Pakes

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

Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood
vs
Photograph of Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 116 shared comparable votes.

116 same votes 0 different votes 116 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
10 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

53.3%
19% below average
Rank 614 of 650
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
1,273
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
601 eligible divisions
731
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
48.0% of votes cast
542
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
224
52.0% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
82
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
823
+673.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
101
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
182 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 70 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
25 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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