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Shabana Mahmood vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 665 shared comparable votes.

646 same votes 19 different votes 665 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
57 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
57 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 2 No
Education 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 1 No
Energy 94% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
39 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 89 shared votes
39 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

53.2%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,288
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
741
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
547
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
1,001
+834.6 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
96
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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