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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.

Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood
vs
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Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Mr Paul Kohler voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 87 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 55 different votes 87 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

53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
59.7 %
13 % below average
Rank 577 of 649
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
575 eligible divisions
729
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
51.6 % of votes cast
537
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
166
48.4 % of votes cast
12
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
70
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
838
+699.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
98
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£147,138
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,138
35 % below average
4
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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