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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,406 shared comparable votes.

1,406 same votes 0 different votes 1,406 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
123 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
123 Aye 57 No
110 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
110 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
33 Aye 99 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
123 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
123 Aye 57 No
110 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
110 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
33 Aye 99 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

76.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 648
1,765
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
56.4 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
689
43.6 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

75
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 648
Appearances
51
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 648
103
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 648
Contributions
231
+121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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