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Seema Malhotra vs Robin Swann

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston
vs
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Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Robin Swann voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 179 different votes 234 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 0 No
Housing 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 8% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 11% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
575 eligible divisions
904
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
701
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
14 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Appearances
117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
327
+188.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Contributions
144
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 111 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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