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Nick Smith vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,330 shared comparable votes.

1,328 same votes 2 different votes 1,330 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
118 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
118 Aye 61 No
88 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
88 Aye 50 No
56 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
56 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
118 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
118 Aye 61 No
88 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
88 Aye 50 No
56 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
56 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
3% above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
68.0%
4% below average
Rank 453 of 649
1,771
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,368 eligible divisions
1,013
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
56.2% of votes cast
758
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
706
43.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

95
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
125
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
329
+189.6 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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