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Shabana Mahmood vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,037 shared comparable votes.

1,034 same votes 3 different votes 1,037 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
98 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 No
95 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
95 Aye 45 No
43 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
43 Aye 51 No
16 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes
16 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
98 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 No
95 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
95 Aye 45 No
43 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
43 Aye 51 No
16 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes
16 Aye 49 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,278
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,406 eligible divisions
732
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
546
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

79
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
55
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
871
+710.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
91
-69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: 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
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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