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David Baines vs Seema Malhotra

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


Voting alignment

David Baines and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

221 same votes 1 different votes 222 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
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
15
3.8% 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

27
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
29
-117.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
336
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API