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Valerie Vaz vs Shabana Mahmood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,179 same votes 0 different votes 1,179 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
22 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
22 Aye 82 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
22 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
22 Aye 82 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

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
2,312 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
725
57.7 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
532
42.3 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
544
+435.1 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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