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Shabana Mahmood vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 132 shared comparable votes.

131 same votes 1 different votes 132 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
25 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

53.2%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
1,285
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
631 eligible divisions
739
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
49.7% of votes cast
546
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
235
50.3% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
78
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
1,001
+836.4 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
215
+50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 150 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
2
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 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API