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Shabana Mahmood vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 117 shared comparable votes.

117 same votes 0 different votes 117 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
15 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,273
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
601 eligible divisions
731
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
53.9% of votes cast
542
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
195
46.1% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% 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
54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
823
+673.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
91
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 70 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
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