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Shabana Mahmood vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Paula Barker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 760 shared comparable votes.

739 same votes 21 different votes 760 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
74 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
74 Aye 26 No
46 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
46 Aye 46 No
17 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
17 Aye 75 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Benefits 80% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 1 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
74 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
74 Aye 26 No
46 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
46 Aye 46 No
17 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
17 Aye 75 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
1,288
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
1,704 eligible divisions
741
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
706
52.1% of votes cast
547
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
649
47.9% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% 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
97
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
1,001
+834.6 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
89
-77.4 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
53 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 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 Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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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