Shabana Mahmood is the Home Secretary and has been continuously serving as an MP since May 2010, placing her among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. She was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. Her voting participation stands at 26%, placing her in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast; this low voting participation is conventional for ministers. She has made 1,570 contributions across 142 debates, with her top debate topics being Policing & Crime, Justice & Law, and Immigration & Asylum.

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