Compare

Seema Malhotra vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Ben Lake voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,146 shared comparable votes.

1,038 same votes 108 different votes 1,146 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
94 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
94 Aye 69 No
35 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
35 Aye 96 No
28 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Benefits 71% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
98 Aye 50 No
Tax 76% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 20 No
Defence 86% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 6 No
Energy 88% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 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
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 647
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,068 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
869
55.4 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
699
44.6 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Appearances
50
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 647
312
+198.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647
Contributions
53
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API