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Shabana Mahmood vs Sir Keir Starmer

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 Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 724 shared comparable votes.

721 same votes 3 different votes 724 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
102 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
60 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
60 Aye 23 No
34 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
60 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
60 Aye 23 No
34 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 609 of 647
Participation
38.3 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
1,262
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
893
2,333 eligible divisions
726
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
61.0 % of votes cast
536
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
348
39.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
642
+524.2 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Contributions
1,405
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
4
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
161 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 88 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
HS2: report stage: Third Reading 23 Mar 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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