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Julia Lopez vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,262 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,202 different votes 1,262 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
18 Aye 20 No
Education 5% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 21 No
Energy 3% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
62 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 101 shared votes
43 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
848
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
920
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
35
-108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Contributions
333
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Trade
79 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Tax
251 of 288 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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