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Seema Malhotra vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,355 shared comparable votes.

1,349 same votes 6 different votes 1,355 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
107 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
107 Aye 69 No
101 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
101 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
34 Aye 99 No
49 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
49 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
107 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
107 Aye 69 No
101 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
101 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
34 Aye 99 No
49 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
49 Aye 62 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
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
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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