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Seema Malhotra vs Aphra Brandreth

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
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Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 205 different votes 209 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
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 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
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
378
575 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
46.8 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
201
53.2 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 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
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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