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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
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Ben Lake voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,165 shared comparable votes.

1,050 same votes 115 different votes 1,165 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
31 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 78% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 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

68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£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
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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