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Seema Malhotra vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 216 different votes 231 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 4 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
31 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
907
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
712
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
333
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Contributions
150
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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