The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 6 May 2010

Shabana Mahmood.

Labour Party MP for Birmingham Ladywood.

Commons votes
139/521
27% attendance · top 97% of MPs
Party alignment
2%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
1,066
across 76 debates · 125,454 words
Written Qs
0
0 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party MP in Reform UK-controlled territory.

The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood is the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Home Secretary.

§ 01Voting record.139 divisions · most recent 13 Jan 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation34
Economy28
Constitution and Democracy24
Welfare and Benefits14
Housing14
Universal Credit11
Medical Ethics11
Crime & Policing9

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Mahmood broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingNo
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94No
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16Yes
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.1,066 contributions · 76 debates · 125,454 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Crime118,471
Immigration40,630
Economy & Jobs27,382
Local Government22,913
Social Care16,830
Culture Community16,355
Cost of Living14,561
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

13 Apr

Southport Inquiry

Government must learn from systematic failures across health, police, education and social care; Prevent has been reformed with new guidance and oversight; online weapons sales and

5,171 words·Read
23 Mar

Police Efficiency: Technology

Government is investing £115 million in AI and automation for police efficiency while maintaining strict legal safeguards including data protection and human rights compliance for

320 words·Read
23 Mar

Asylum Seekers: Recorded Crime

The government is improving data collection on crime and immigration, applying risk-based approaches to manage dangerous individuals, and increasing removals of foreign national of

420 words·Read
23 Mar

Topical Questions

Government will take zero tolerance approach to antisemitism, pursuing perpetrators through full inter-departmental response and independent review of public order laws.

603 words·Read
Showing 4 of 1066·All 1,066 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Mahmood holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.0 tabled · 0 answered

Top departments asked.

No tabled questions yet.

Most recent.

§ 05Register & expenses.4 declared interests · £288k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Manjit Jhooty
10 July 2025
Francesca Perrin
2 October 2025
Global Foods (Birmingham) Limited
8 August 2025
Andeep Mangal
17 July 2025

Source · Members API · Last amended 8 Oct 2025

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing232,27480.7%
Office Costs26,9039.3%
Accommodation24,3488.5%
Staff Travel3,5481.2%
MP Travel7640.3%
Total · 156 claims287,873100%
Showing 6 of 156·All 156 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Mahmood on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.5 contests · 2010, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Birmingham Ladywood15,55842.5%Won
2019Birmingham Ladywood33,35579.2%Won
2017Birmingham Ladywood34,16682.7%Won
2015Birmingham Ladywood26,44473.6%Won
2010Birmingham Ladywood19,95055.7%Won

2024 — full result, Birmingham Ladywood.

CandidateVotes%
Shabana MahmoodWONLab15,55842.5

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Birmingham Ladywood

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 125,454 words
17 Jul 2024 → 13 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
0 tabled · 0 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
4 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£287,873 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL