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Shabana Mahmood vs James McMurdock

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
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Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and James McMurdock voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 80 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 62 different votes 80 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
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

53.4%
19% below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,269
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
730
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
539
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
29
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
851
+703.3 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
34
-113.7 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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