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Seema Malhotra vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 0 different votes 375 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
19 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
19 Aye 54 No
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
19 Aye 54 No
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 647
Participation
63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 533 of 647
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
558
875 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
47.1 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
295
52.9 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
3 years, 4 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Appearances
46
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 647
312
+198.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647
Contributions
116
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
14 of 16 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Migration
79 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
23 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API