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Seema Malhotra vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,103 shared comparable votes.

1,103 same votes 0 different votes 1,103 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
104 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
104 Aye 68 No
104 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
104 Aye 47 No
42 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
21 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
104 Aye 68 No
104 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
104 Aye 47 No
42 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
21 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 600 of 647
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,304
2,323 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
784
60.1 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
520
39.9 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Appearances
54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647
312
+198.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647
Contributions
496
+382.2 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 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
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Education
77 of 95 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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