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Helen Hayes vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,491 shared comparable votes.

1,488 same votes 3 different votes 1,491 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
130 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
130 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
38 Aye 102 No
62 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
62 Aye 61 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 180 shared votes
110 Aye 70 No
130 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
130 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
38 Aye 102 No
62 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
62 Aye 61 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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