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Shabana Mahmood vs Robin Swann

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
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Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Robin Swann voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 127 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 93 different votes 127 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 31% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 9 No
Tax 12% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
575 eligible divisions
729
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
537
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
12
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
838
+699.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
144
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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 211 votes
#1
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 111 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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 (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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