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Chris McDonald vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 1 different votes 261 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
Participation
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

93
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
406
+258.3 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Contributions
336
+188.3 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
6
4 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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