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Rushanara Ali vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,412 shared comparable votes.

1,407 same votes 5 different votes 1,412 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
124 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
124 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
38 Aye 93 No
59 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
59 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
110 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 179 shared votes
111 Aye 68 No
124 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
124 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
38 Aye 93 No
59 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
59 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
5
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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