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Seema Malhotra vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 0 different votes 270 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
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 647
Participation
93.5 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 647
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
537 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
51.4 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
244
48.6 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Appearances
58
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 647
312
+198.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647
Contributions
69
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 25 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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