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Seema Malhotra vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 932 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 899 different votes 932 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
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 21 No
Transport 3% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 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
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 57 of 647
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,605 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
690
48.9 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
720
51.1 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % 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
44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 647
312
+198.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647
Contributions
55
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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