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Shabana Mahmood vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 114 shared comparable votes.

114 same votes 0 different votes 114 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 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

53.4%
19% below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,269
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
730
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
539
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
826
+680.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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