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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.

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Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston
vs
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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 919 different votes 952 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
10 Aye 21 No
Transport 3% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % 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
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£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
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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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