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Seema Malhotra vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,232 shared comparable votes.

1,222 same votes 10 different votes 1,232 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
108 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No
109 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
31 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
31 Aye 87 No
41 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
41 Aye 54 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No
109 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
31 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
31 Aye 87 No
41 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
41 Aye 54 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.4%
4% below average
Rank 452 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,646
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
918
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
728
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

70
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
342
+188.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Contributions
131
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
184 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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