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Seema Malhotra vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,332 shared comparable votes.

1,323 same votes 9 different votes 1,332 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
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
120 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
120 Aye 54 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
54 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
54 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
120 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
120 Aye 54 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
54 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
54 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 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
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 650
1,642
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,598
2,401 eligible divisions
915
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
727
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
698
43.7% 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
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

70
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
45
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
342
+188.9 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Contributions
49
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 81 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API