The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Friday 27 November 2026.

Compare

Rachel Blake vs Seema Malhotra

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


Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 11 different votes 315 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
40 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.6%
11% above average
Rank 117 of 650
Participation
68.4%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 650
532
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,657
2,422 eligible divisions
275
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
924
55.8% of votes cast
257
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
733
44.2% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 11 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

87
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
68
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
120
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
336
+166.8 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
3
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 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
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API