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Shabana Mahmood vs Mr Paul Kohler

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


Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Mr Paul Kohler voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 89 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 55 different votes 89 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 7 No
Tax 15% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 20% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 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
59.2%
13% below average
Rank 580 of 649
1,269
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
349
590 eligible divisions
730
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
51.6% of votes cast
539
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
169
48.4% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
4.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
69
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
826
+680.3 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
103
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 329 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
£147,138
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£147,138
35% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
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
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API