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Shabana Mahmood vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Blair McDougall 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
24 Aye 7 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 7 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,273
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
601 eligible divisions
731
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
51.0% of votes cast
542
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
214
49.0% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.2% 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
57
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
823
+673.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
319
+169.9 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 70 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API