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Shabana Mahmood vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 999 shared comparable votes.

982 same votes 17 different votes 999 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
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
85 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
85 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 59 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
20 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 12 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 6 No
Energy 95% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 610 of 647
Participation
65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
1,257
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
725
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
532
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

48
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 647
Appearances
13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
640
+526.4 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 647
Contributions
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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