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Seema Malhotra vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 906 shared comparable votes.

906 same votes 0 different votes 906 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
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
83 Aye 45 No
36 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
36 Aye 83 No
39 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
39 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
83 Aye 45 No
36 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
36 Aye 83 No
39 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
39 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 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
76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 647
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,226
1,605 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
53.4 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
571
46.6 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Appearances
21
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 647
312
+198.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647
Contributions
30
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 549 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 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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