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Shabana Mahmood vs Mike Martin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood
vs
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Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Mike Martin voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 95 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 76 different votes 95 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 10% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 6 No
Tax 12% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
575 eligible divisions
729
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
55.4 % of votes cast
537
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
150
44.6 % of votes cast
12
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
109
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
838
+699.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
41
5 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
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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 2 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
Aye
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye
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