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Shabana Mahmood vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Tim Farron voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 873 shared comparable votes.

800 same votes 73 different votes 873 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
20 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 63 No
Migration 99% aligned 82 shared votes
18 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 16 No
Housing 67% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
62 Aye 26 No
Tax 76% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
42 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 84 shared votes
37 Aye 47 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 610 of 647
Participation
63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 647
1,257
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,323 eligible divisions
725
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
802
54.6 % of votes cast
532
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
667
45.4 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 647
Appearances
122
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 647
640
+526.2 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 647
Contributions
140
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
23
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
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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