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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Seema Malhotra

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


Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 2 different votes 248 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
26 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
26 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,652
2,417 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
921
55.8% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
731
44.2% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
156
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
336
+171.4 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API