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Seema Malhotra vs Dave Doogan

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 Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Dave Doogan voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 573 shared comparable votes.

507 same votes 66 different votes 573 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
20 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 16 No
Benefits 62% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
59 Aye 30 No
Tax 63% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 5 No
Energy 68% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 87% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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
49.0 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 647
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,605 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Appearances
74
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 647
312
+198.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647
Contributions
123
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
119 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API