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Seema Malhotra vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 489 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 314 different votes 489 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
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 21 No
Migration 56% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 11 No
Trade 55% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 47% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 47% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 4 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 20 No
Tax 17% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 5 No
Education 25% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
14 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
327
+188.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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