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Shabana Mahmood vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Paul Waugh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

149 same votes 1 different votes 150 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
32 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 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
5 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 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
5 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
1,285
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
550
631 eligible divisions
739
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
49.8% of votes cast
546
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.2% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% 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
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
1,001
+836.4 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
164
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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