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Shabana Mahmood vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

1,117 same votes 10 different votes 1,127 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
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
94 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
94 Aye 42 No
55 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
55 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 11 No
Benefits 86% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 20 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 81 No
Migration 99% aligned 98 shared votes
16 Aye 82 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

53.1%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
1,278
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
732
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
546
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
813
44.7% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

71
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
823
+668.2 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
132
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
82 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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