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Mary Kelly Foy vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
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Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 842 shared comparable votes.

829 same votes 13 different votes 842 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
34 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
34 Aye 77 No
79 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
79 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 22 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 80 shared votes
29 Aye 51 No
34 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
34 Aye 77 No
79 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
79 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,133
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,652
2,417 eligible divisions
572
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
921
55.8% of votes cast
561
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
731
44.2% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 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

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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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