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Emma Lewell vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,355 shared comparable votes.

1,336 same votes 19 different votes 1,355 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
118 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
118 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
29 Aye 90 No
50 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
50 Aye 50 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
101 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 161 shared votes
97 Aye 64 No
118 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
118 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
29 Aye 90 No

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

Voting record

70.7%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
Participation
68.4%
4% below average
Rank 452 of 650
1,697
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,642
2,401 eligible divisions
938
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
55.7% of votes cast
759
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
727
44.3% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

73
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
69
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
77
-74.2 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
341
+189.8 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
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
70 of 76 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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