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Seema Malhotra vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

1,388 same votes 4 different votes 1,392 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
127 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
127 Aye 57 No
37 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 No
56 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
56 Aye 62 No
32 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
38 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 27 No
Transport 98% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
111 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 183 shared votes
110 Aye 73 No
127 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
127 Aye 57 No
37 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
56.8 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
748
43.2 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
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
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
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