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Shabana Mahmood vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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 Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 120 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 50 different votes 120 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 5 No
Tax 83% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
729
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
537
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
12
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
Appearances
203
+125.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
838
+700.2 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
307
+169.2 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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