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Shabana Mahmood vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,111 shared comparable votes.

1,111 same votes 0 different votes 1,111 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
110 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
110 Aye 70 No
101 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
101 Aye 38 No
50 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
50 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
22 Aye 80 No
22 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
110 Aye 70 No
101 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
101 Aye 38 No
50 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
50 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
22 Aye 80 No
22 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 648
1,257
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
725
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
56.4 % of votes cast
532
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
689
43.6 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

36
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 648
Appearances
51
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 648
580
+470.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 648
Contributions
231
+121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API