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Seema Malhotra vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,348 shared comparable votes.

1,347 same votes 1 different votes 1,348 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
121 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
121 Aye 62 No
106 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
36 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
36 Aye 82 No
47 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
47 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
121 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
121 Aye 62 No
106 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
36 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
36 Aye 82 No
47 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
47 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % 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
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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