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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 234 shared comparable votes.

234 same votes 0 different votes 234 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

68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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