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Claire Hanna vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Claire Hanna and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 581 shared comparable votes.

560 same votes 21 different votes 581 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
33 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
33 Aye 76 No
23 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 70% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
35 Aye 17 No
Tax 92% aligned 52 shared votes
37 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
33 Aye 76 No
23 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

46.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 624 of 647
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 647
746
1,606 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,582
2,324 eligible divisions
385
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
56.4 % of votes cast
361
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
689
43.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

23
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 647
Appearances
54
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 647
33
-82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 647
Contributions
312
+196.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£301,191
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Migration
122 of 152 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Trade
32 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Supporting high streets 4 Nov 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API