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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,451 shared comparable votes.

1,438 same votes 13 different votes 1,451 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
110 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
110 Aye 65 No
115 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
115 Aye 59 No
56 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
56 Aye 61 No
36 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Benefits 89% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 94 No
Migration 99% aligned 128 shared votes
35 Aye 93 No
110 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
110 Aye 65 No
115 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
115 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 456 of 650
1,837
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,632
2,391 eligible divisions
1,015
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
914
56.0% of votes cast
822
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0% of votes cast
26
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Appearances
69
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
61
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Contributions
341
+189.6 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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