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Seema Malhotra vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,318 shared comparable votes.

1,313 same votes 5 different votes 1,318 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
126 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
126 Aye 70 No
104 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
56 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
56 Aye 65 No
35 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
35 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 92% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
126 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
126 Aye 70 No
104 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
56 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
56 Aye 65 No
35 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
35 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
907
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
712
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
335
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 649
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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