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John McDonnell vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,507 shared comparable votes.

1,468 same votes 39 different votes 1,507 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
129 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
129 Aye 61 No
108 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
108 Aye 70 No
37 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 23 No
Benefits 86% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 13 No
Energy 95% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
68.4%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 650
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,657
2,422 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
924
55.8% of votes cast
874
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
733
44.2% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
69
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
337
+170.6 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
7
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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