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Shabana Mahmood vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 937 shared comparable votes.

858 same votes 79 different votes 937 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
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
15 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
15 Aye 62 No
33 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Benefits 71% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
68 Aye 30 No
Tax 80% aligned 98 shared votes
58 Aye 40 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 82% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 1 No
Education 85% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 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
73.6 %
same as average
Rank 351 of 647
1,257
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,068 eligible divisions
725
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
532
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 647
Appearances
116
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 647
640
+526.2 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 647
Contributions
154
+40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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