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Cat Smith vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,359 shared comparable votes.

1,353 same votes 6 different votes 1,359 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
107 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
107 Aye 69 No
101 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
101 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
34 Aye 99 No
49 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
49 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
107 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
107 Aye 69 No
101 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
101 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
34 Aye 99 No
49 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
49 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,368 eligible divisions
928
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
56.2% of votes cast
788
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
706
43.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
25
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Contributions
329
+189.6 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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