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Daisy Cooper vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Daisy Cooper and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 823 shared comparable votes.

628 same votes 195 different votes 823 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
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 57 No
Migration 99% aligned 73 shared votes
15 Aye 58 No
12 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
36 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 87 shared votes
38 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 9 No
Education 34% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
75 Aye 45 No
Tax 53% aligned 120 shared votes
79 Aye 41 No
11 Aye 17 No
Housing 57% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 20 No
Defence 57% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 463 of 649
1,184
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,354 eligible divisions
614
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
901
56.3 % of votes cast
570
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
700
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

70
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Appearances
53
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
104
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Contributions
323
+192.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£274,876
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
22
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
14
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

Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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