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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 743 shared comparable votes.

743 same votes 0 different votes 743 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
44 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
44 Aye 53 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
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
44 Aye 53 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
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

53.1%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
1,278
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
732
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
676
52.6% of votes cast
546
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
608
47.4% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
39
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
871
+709.0 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
60
-102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 504 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
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27% above average
Latest expenses
£269,557
19% above average
2
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 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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