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Ashley Dalton vs Seema Malhotra

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
19 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
19 Aye 54 No
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
19 Aye 54 No
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 650
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 465 of 650
574
903 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,598
2,351 eligible divisions
272
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
898
56.2 % of votes cast
302
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
700
43.8 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
3 years, 4 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
14 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

44
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Appearances
53
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
118
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Contributions
323
+194.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Trade
15 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Migration
79 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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