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Seema Malhotra vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 0 different votes 298 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
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 647
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
725 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
48.5 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
241
51.5 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Appearances
74
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 647
312
+198.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647
Contributions
320
+206.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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