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Seema Malhotra vs Mr Will Forster

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
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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 180 different votes 220 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 0 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 5% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % 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
170
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
214
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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