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Seema Malhotra vs Mr Peter Bedford

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 Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 215 different votes 218 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
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % 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
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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