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Shabana Mahmood vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Steve Darling voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 108 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 79 different votes 108 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 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 30% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 7 No
Tax 8% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 30% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

53.4%
19% below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
1,269
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
590 eligible divisions
730
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
54.5% of votes cast
539
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
181
45.5% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
142
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
826
+680.3 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
168
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
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
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 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
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
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