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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 1,119 shared comparable votes.

1,119 same votes 0 different votes 1,119 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
23 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
23 Aye 81 No
23 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 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
23 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
23 Aye 81 No
23 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
729
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
537
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
12
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
838
+699.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£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
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Migration
107 of 171 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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