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Shabana Mahmood vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,047 shared comparable votes.

1,046 same votes 1 different votes 1,047 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
91 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
91 Aye 38 No
49 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
49 Aye 49 No
17 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
17 Aye 77 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
91 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
91 Aye 38 No
49 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
49 Aye 49 No
17 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
17 Aye 77 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 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
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 650
1,278
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
732
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
879
55.3% of votes cast
546
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
711
44.7% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

79
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
55
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
871
+710.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
72
-88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 464 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
72 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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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