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Shabana Mahmood vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,085 shared comparable votes.

1,081 same votes 4 different votes 1,085 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
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
92 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
92 Aye 45 No
59 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
59 Aye 59 No
20 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
20 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
92 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
92 Aye 45 No
59 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
59 Aye 59 No
20 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
20 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

53.1%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
1,278
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
732
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
546
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
775
43.1% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

79
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
96
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
871
+710.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
125
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 212 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API