Shabana Mahmood
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Birmingham Ladywood · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Government Home Secretary · Home Office
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Ladywood | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Birmingham, Ladywood | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice | Government | 5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| National campaign co-ordinator | Opposition | 9 May 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Opposition | 8 May 2015 | 14 September 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Treasury) | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 8 May 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) | Opposition | 7 October 2011 | 7 October 2013 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) | Opposition | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 |
Voting participation
617th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 55 | 23.3% |
| 2025 | 322 | 78 | 24.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 90 | 45.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 130 | 50.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 152 | 60.6% |
| 2021 | 242 | 193 | 79.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 126 | 66.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 658 | 61.6% |
| 59th | 631 | 168 | 26.6% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 215th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 457 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 535 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 152 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 35 | 10 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 11 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | 18 | 121 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Public Accounts Committee 2017–2019, 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
68th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2010
- – Became MP for Birmingham, Ladywood
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
2011
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Treasury)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
2015
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Treasury)
- – Left role: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2017
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2020
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): National campaign co-ordinator
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
- – Left role: National campaign co-ordinator
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
- – Became MP for Birmingham Ladywood
- – Appointed: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
2025
- – Appointed: Home Secretary
- – Left role: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Constituency: Birmingham Ladywood
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.