The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Shabana Mahmood vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,091 shared comparable votes.

1,091 same votes 0 different votes 1,091 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
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
89 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
89 Aye 44 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
23 Aye 53 No
24 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
89 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
89 Aye 44 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
23 Aye 53 No
24 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 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
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
729
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.6 % of votes cast
537
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
626
42.4 % of votes cast
12
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
838
+699.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API