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Joani Reid vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Joani Reid
Joani Reid
Ind East Kilbride and Strathaven
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Joani Reid and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

189 same votes 9 different votes 198 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
36 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 647
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 647
329
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,583
2,328 eligible divisions
144
43.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
56.4 % of votes cast
185
56.2 % of votes cast
No votes
690
43.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

14
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 647
Appearances
55
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 647
17
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 647
Contributions
323
+206.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£199,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£199,569
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
7
5 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

Housing
29 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Transport
20 of 25 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Trade
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Tax
79 of 108 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API