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Shabana Mahmood vs Olivia Blake

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 Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Olivia Blake voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 718 shared comparable votes.

696 same votes 22 different votes 718 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
65 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
65 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
20 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 9 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
65 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
65 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
20 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 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
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
1,288
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,704 eligible divisions
741
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.6% of votes cast
547
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
602
47.4% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
35
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
1,001
+834.6 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
40
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 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
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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