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Graham Leadbitter vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Graham Leadbitter
Graham Leadbitter
SNP Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Graham Leadbitter and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 96 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 59 different votes 96 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
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 20 No
Tax 20% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 20 No
Tax 20% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

27.8 %
45 % below average
Rank 639 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
160
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
96
60.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
64
40.0 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
85
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
Contributions
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£253,574
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£253,574
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
20 of 39 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Tax
56 of 111 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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