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Shabana Mahmood vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 734 shared comparable votes.

734 same votes 0 different votes 734 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
43 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
43 Aye 50 No
64 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
64 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 85 shared votes
20 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
43 Aye 50 No
64 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
64 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 85 shared votes
20 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 649
1,269
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
730
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.8% of votes cast
539
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
593
47.2% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
845
+702.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 649
Contributions
40
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 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
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£269,557
19% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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