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Seema Malhotra vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,022 shared comparable votes.

945 same votes 77 different votes 1,022 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
25 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 9 No
Energy 74% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 74% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
107 Aye 52 No
Tax 79% aligned 159 shared votes
108 Aye 51 No
6 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
55.1 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
614
44.9 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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