Shabana Mahmood’s voting in Parliament

Shabana Mahmood is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Shabana Mahmood’s votes.

• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 16 votes against, 6 absences, between 2010–2015
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2010–2017
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Shabana Mahmood’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Shabana Mahmood’s full vote analysis page for more.

Shabana Mahmood has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Entry Clearances: Somalia 10 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that Somali passport holders with the right to live in the UK are not refused entry as a result of the change from passport endorsement to a bio-metric residence permit system.

• Gaza Border Violence 15 May 2018

  The fate of the people of Gaza is to be condemned to live in an open-air prison camp and to be shot dead when they protest and remind the world of their despair. The actions of the Israeli military yesterday are indefensible on any measure. So may I press the Minister to agree that now really is the time to take the one measure that we have at our disposal to send a message to the Israeli...

• Windrush 2 May 2018

  I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this incredibly important debate. A lot has been said today and over the past week or so about this scandal, but I still feel that there are not words strong enough to describe how awful, appalling, heartbreaking and profoundly un-British this whole scandal has been. I associate myself with all the remarks made by my right hon. Friend the...

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Profile

Labour MP for Birmingham, Ladywood

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @ShabanaMahmood

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Shabana Mahmood campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Home Department
• Treasury
• HM Treasury
• Home Office
• Higher Education
• Students: Loans
• Revenue and Customs
• Students: Finance
• Higher Education: Admissions

Currently held offices

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee) (26 Nov 2015 to 11 Feb 2016)
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (8 May 2015 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (7 Oct 2013 to 8 May 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (7 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Clare Short
• John Sever
• Brian Walden
• Doris Fisher
• Wallace Lawler
• Victor Yates
• Geoffrey Lloyd
• Wilfrid Whiteley
• Neville Chamberlain

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
• High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• High-Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Shabana Mahmood’s speeches
• Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 68.20% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 86 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Shabana Mahmood’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 242 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)