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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 1,094 shared comparable votes.

1,094 same votes 0 different votes 1,094 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

53.4%
19% below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
1,269
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
730
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
539
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
636
42.7% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
826
+680.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 649
Contributions
419
+273.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
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
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