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Shabana Mahmood vs Richard Foord

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 Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Richard Foord voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 66 different votes 278 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
15 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 30% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 8 No
Tax 38% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 71% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
61.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 567 of 649
1,264
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
652
1,065 eligible divisions
728
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.7 % of votes cast
536
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
302
46.3 % of votes cast
12
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

47
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
Appearances
225
+152.0 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 649
616
+486.3 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 649
Contributions
250
+120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Trade
59 of 89 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
72 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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