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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 2 different votes 273 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
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 8 No
Benefits 94% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,652
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
921
55.8% of votes cast
214
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
731
44.2% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
102
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
336
+171.4 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
4
3 registered categories
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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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Voting source Commons Votes API