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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 1,032 shared comparable votes.

1,029 same votes 3 different votes 1,032 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
25 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 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

54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 609 of 647
Participation
67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 647
1,262
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,573
2,333 eligible divisions
726
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
56.0 % of votes cast
536
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
692
44.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

50
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 647
Appearances
44
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 647
642
+523.3 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 647
Contributions
57
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 647

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
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
4
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 211 votes
#1
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
50 of 64 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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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