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Seema Malhotra vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,015 shared comparable votes.

994 same votes 21 different votes 1,015 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
86 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
86 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
27 Aye 91 No
42 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
42 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
86 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
86 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
27 Aye 91 No
42 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
42 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,652
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
921
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
731
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% 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
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
336
+171.4 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 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: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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