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Seema Malhotra vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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 Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,156 shared comparable votes.

1,010 same votes 146 different votes 1,156 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
34 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
34 Aye 73 No
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 166 shared votes
99 Aye 67 No
24 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 28 No
Trade 96% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 28 shared votes
2 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 20 No
Education 58% aligned 48 shared votes
34 Aye 14 No
109 Aye 50 No
Tax 72% aligned 159 shared votes
101 Aye 58 No
10 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 80% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
191 of 211 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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