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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.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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

7 Aye 22 No

Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes

7 Aye 22 No

20 Aye 7 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes

20 Aye 7 No

6 Aye 16 No

Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes

6 Aye 16 No

10 Aye 12 No

Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes

10 Aye 12 No

Most different by topic

36 Aye 24 No

Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes

36 Aye 24 No

7 Aye 22 No

Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes

7 Aye 22 No

20 Aye 7 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes

20 Aye 7 No

6 Aye 16 No

Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes

6 Aye 16 No

10 Aye 12 No

Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes

10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

68.1%

4% below average

Rank 459 of 649

Participation

64.4%

8% below average

Rank 525 of 649

1,619

2,376 eligible divisions

Total votes

501

778 eligible divisions

907

56.0% of votes cast

Aye votes

236

47.1% of votes cast

712

44.0% of votes cast

No votes

265

52.9% of votes cast

0.8% of votes cast

Against party

1.0% of votes cast

14 years, 9 months

Since 15 Dec 2011

Commons service

3 years, 0 months

Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

-20.6 vs Commons average

Rank 356 of 650

Appearances

100

+16.4 vs Commons average

Rank 169 of 650

335

+189.3 vs Commons average

Rank 51 of 650

Contributions

408

+262.3 vs Commons average

Rank 34 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

£340,820

all imported IPSA years

£252,817

12% above average

Latest expenses

£272,859

21% above average

2 registered categories

Registered interests

1 registered category

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU

183 of 211 votes

Trade

13 of 14 votes

Defence

60 of 71 votes

Benefits

27 of 31 votes

Migration

143 of 171 votes

Work / Employment

38 of 45 votes

Environment / Climate

38 of 48 votes

Defence

28 of 34 votes

NHS / Health

44 of 56 votes

Energy

20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026