MP for Birmingham Ladywood
Home Secretary
“A party loyalist with a high-profile cabinet career who has shown selective dissent on end-of-life legislation.”
Shabana Mahmood is Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Ladywood, first elected in 2010. She has held several senior roles in Parliament and government, including Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (2024–2025) and, from September 2025, Home Secretary. She sits on the centre-left of the Labour movement, with high party loyalty and above-average parliamentary attendance, and has declared four financial interests related to donations and other support for activities as an MP.
Her voting loyalty is very high (100%, above the party average of 99%), and she attends Parliament more often than the average MP (53% vs 34%). She tends to back welfare and NHS funding while voting against tighter immigration controls, the asylum system, and Rwanda deportations, giving her a centre-left profile (42/100). She has five rebel votes against the party, all on amendments to a 2025 End of Life Bill.
Declared financial interests include four entries of donations and other support for activities as an MP (including loans).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
13 positions
Home Secretary
Since Sept 2025
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Sept 2023 - May 2024
National campaign co-ordinator
May 2021 - Sept 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Mar 2020 - Apr 2021
Public Accounts Committee
Sept 2017 - Nov 2019
International Trade Committee
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOPrivilege
NOHome Secretary
Government role · 5 Sept 2025
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Government role · 5 Jul 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Opposition role · 4 Sept 2023
National campaign co-ordinator
Opposition role · 9 May 2021
Public Accounts Committee
Parliamentary role · 2 Mar 2020
Public Accounts Committee
Parliamentary role · 11 Sept 2017
International Trade Committee
Parliamentary role · 31 Oct 2016
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
