MP for Birmingham Ladywood
Home Secretary
“A party-loyal Labour MP who has risen through justice and treasury roles to become Home Secretary.”
Shabana Mahmood is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Ladywood, first elected in 2010. She has held senior government and opposition roles, including Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (2024–2025), and has served as Home Secretary since September 2025, following earlier work on the Public Accounts Committee and in shadow Treasury and justice roles.
She votes with her party on almost all matters (100% loyalty) and has a higher-than-average attendance. She has a small number of rebel votes (5) and sits on the centre-left of the spectrum. Her voting record shows support for welfare and NHS funding, but opposition to tighter immigration controls, asylum restrictions, transgender rights, the Rwanda deportation scheme, and the expansion of trade union powers.
Declares four financial interests, all relating to donations and other support (including loans) connected with her activities as an MP.
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: 33%
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.
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Home 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
Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
Parliamentary role · 26 Nov 2015
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Opposition role · 8 May 2015
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
Opposition role · 7 Oct 2013
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.
