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Shabana Mahmood vs Rebecca Long 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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

1,130 same votes 13 different votes 1,143 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 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
112 Aye 65 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
57 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
57 Aye 54 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 10 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 7 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 83 No
Migration 99% aligned 102 shared votes
18 Aye 84 No
112 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
112 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

53.1%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
77.0%
5% above average
Rank 267 of 650
1,278
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,851
2,405 eligible divisions
732
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
55.1% of votes cast
546
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
832
44.9% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
823
+668.2 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
61
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 492 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
82 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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