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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 1,357 shared comparable votes.

1,354 same votes 3 different votes 1,357 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
89 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
89 Aye 50 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 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
89 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
89 Aye 50 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 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%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
Participation
68.4%
4% below average
Rank 452 of 650
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,646
2,405 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.8% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
728
44.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
71
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
125
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Contributions
343
+188.4 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650

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
184 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API