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Shabana Mahmood vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

1,145 same votes 14 different votes 1,159 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
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
99 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
99 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 12 No
Benefits 85% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 8 No
Education 97% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 23 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 82 No
Migration 99% aligned 104 shared votes
21 Aye 83 No
59 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 111 shared votes
58 Aye 53 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
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,278
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
732
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
546
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

71
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
95
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
823
+668.2 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
118
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No 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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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