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Shabana Mahmood vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

778 same votes 54 different votes 832 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
20 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
20 Aye 58 No
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
Energy 75% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 76% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
85 Aye 34 No
Tax 85% aligned 119 shared votes
77 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 610 of 647
Participation
56.5 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
1,257
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,323 eligible divisions
725
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
532
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 647
Appearances
93
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 647
640
+526.2 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 647
Contributions
211
+97.2 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading 10 Feb 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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