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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 1,426 shared comparable votes.

1,426 same votes 0 different votes 1,426 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
34 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
34 Aye 100 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 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
34 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
34 Aye 100 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Contributions
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650

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
1
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 71 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
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
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 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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