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Lucy Powell vs Seema Malhotra

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


Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,306 shared comparable votes.

1,298 same votes 8 different votes 1,306 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
106 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
106 Aye 64 No
110 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
110 Aye 56 No
55 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
55 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
26 Aye 83 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
106 Aye 64 No
110 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
110 Aye 56 No
55 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
55 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
26 Aye 83 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
68.4%
4% below average
Rank 453 of 650
1,589
2,404 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,645
2,404 eligible divisions
889
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.8% of votes cast
700
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
727
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

22
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
70
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
189
+35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Contributions
342
+188.9 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
13
5 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

Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 81 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API