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Seema Malhotra vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,279 shared comparable votes.

1,275 same votes 4 different votes 1,279 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
115 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
115 Aye 54 No
96 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
96 Aye 68 No
54 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
54 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
23 Aye 68 No
32 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Benefits 93% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
115 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
115 Aye 54 No
96 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
96 Aye 68 No
54 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
54 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
23 Aye 68 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 463 of 649
Participation
67.3%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,615
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,597
2,372 eligible divisions
905
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
55.7% of votes cast
710
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
707
44.3% of votes cast
12
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

58
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
330
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
91
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API