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Seema Malhotra vs Alison Bennett

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

Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Alison Bennett voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 180 different votes 218 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 0 No
Housing 27% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 5% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 9% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.0%
5% below average
Rank 464 of 649
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,609
2,365 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
579 eligible divisions
905
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0% of votes cast
704
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Appearances
128
+49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
329
+192.6 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
150
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
183 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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