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Lee Anderson vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 821 different votes 864 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
19 Aye 7 No
Transport 8% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 20 No
Education 6% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 81 shared votes
29 Aye 52 No
22 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 649
Participation
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,247
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
626
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
621
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
80
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
9
4 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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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