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Sammy Wilson vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,071 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 807 different votes 1,071 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
48 Aye 30 No
Migration 42% aligned 78 shared votes
21 Aye 57 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 40% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
61 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 92 shared votes
34 Aye 58 No
28 Aye 17 No
Defence 38% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 3 No
Housing 35% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 17 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
61 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 170 shared votes
104 Aye 66 No
68 Aye 86 No
Tax 18% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
14 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
55
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
327
+188.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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