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Sarah Smith vs Seema Malhotra

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 0 different votes 217 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
37 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 550 of 650
Participation
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 463 of 650
373
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,624
2,381 eligible divisions
196
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.0% of votes cast
177
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
715
44.0% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

66
-19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Appearances
65
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
85
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Contributions
337
+188.4 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
2
2 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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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