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Shabana Mahmood vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Emma Lewell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,107 shared comparable votes.

1,090 same votes 17 different votes 1,107 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
102 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
102 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
18 Aye 80 No
49 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
49 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 12 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
102 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
102 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
18 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

53.2%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
70.9%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
1,285
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
739
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
55.5% of votes cast
546
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
763
44.5% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
1,001
+836.4 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Transport
84 of 98 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Programme Motion 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API