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Seema Malhotra vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 1 different votes 236 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
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
907
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
712
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
335
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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