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Seema Malhotra vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,326 shared comparable votes.

1,324 same votes 2 different votes 1,326 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
118 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
118 Aye 61 No
88 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
88 Aye 50 No
56 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
56 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
118 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
118 Aye 61 No
88 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
88 Aye 50 No
56 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
56 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
327
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
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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