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Shabana Mahmood vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Bobby Dean voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 101 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 80 different votes 101 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 6 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 6 No
Tax 12% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 6 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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
68.7%
4% below average
Rank 452 of 650
1,273
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
601 eligible divisions
731
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
218
52.8% of votes cast
542
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
195
47.2% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% 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
98
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
823
+673.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
114
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 70 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Education
41 of 50 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sept 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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