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Shabana Mahmood vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 141 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 0 different votes 141 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
25 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

53.3%
19% below average
Rank 614 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
1,273
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
459
601 eligible divisions
731
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.2% of votes cast
542
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
233
50.8% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
66
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
823
+673.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
91
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 70 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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