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Shabana Mahmood vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,045 shared comparable votes.

1,035 same votes 10 different votes 1,045 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
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
93 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
93 Aye 38 No
52 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
52 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
23 Aye 73 No
26 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
93 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
93 Aye 38 No
52 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
52 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
23 Aye 73 No
26 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

53.1%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,278
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
732
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
546
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

71
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
823
+668.4 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
51
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API