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Seema Malhotra vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,453 shared comparable votes.

1,438 same votes 15 different votes 1,453 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
123 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
123 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 No
36 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
39 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 20 No
Benefits 88% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
52 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No
38 Aye 100 No
Migration 99% aligned 138 shared votes
37 Aye 101 No
123 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
123 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 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 456 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,632
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,826
2,391 eligible divisions
914
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
55.4% of votes cast
718
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.6% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
341
+189.6 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% 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
183 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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