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Seema Malhotra vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 885 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 840 different votes 885 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
19 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 3% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
907
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
712
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
333
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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 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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 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: Amendment 24 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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