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Seema Malhotra vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 941 shared comparable votes.

920 same votes 21 different votes 941 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
80 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
80 Aye 49 No
38 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 85% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 80 No
Migration 99% aligned 115 shared votes
36 Aye 79 No
80 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
80 Aye 49 No
38 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,652
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
921
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
731
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
336
+171.4 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
184 of 212 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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