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Shabana Mahmood vs Catherine Atkinson

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 Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Catherine Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 133 shared comparable votes.

133 same votes 0 different votes 133 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 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
1,273
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
601 eligible divisions
731
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
51.4% of votes cast
542
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
233
48.6% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
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
94
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
823
+673.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
185
+35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£207,563
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£207,563
8% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 70 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 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
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
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