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Sarah Bool vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
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Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 215 different votes 232 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
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
1 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
1 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
333
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
9
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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