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Shabana Mahmood vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,185 shared comparable votes.

1,185 same votes 0 different votes 1,185 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
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
104 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
104 Aye 49 No
59 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
59 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
23 Aye 83 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
104 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
104 Aye 49 No
59 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
59 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
23 Aye 83 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
729
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
537
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
12
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
838
+699.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
107 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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