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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 1,026 shared comparable votes.

1,026 same votes 0 different votes 1,026 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
48 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
48 Aye 46 No
16 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
16 Aye 76 No
21 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 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
48 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
48 Aye 46 No
16 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
16 Aye 76 No
21 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 648
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
1,257
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
725
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
846
56.3 % of votes cast
532
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
656
43.7 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

36
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 648
Appearances
36
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 648
580
+470.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 648
Contributions
60
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 648

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
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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