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Seema Malhotra vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 497 shared comparable votes.

486 same votes 11 different votes 497 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
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 9 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 60 shared votes
50 Aye 10 No
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
Participation
63.1%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
1,652
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
631 eligible divisions
921
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.0% of votes cast
731
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.0% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
336
+171.4 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Contributions
546
+381.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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