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Seema Malhotra vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 812 shared comparable votes.

812 same votes 0 different votes 812 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
77 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
77 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
30 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 79 shared votes
33 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
77 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
30 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 79 shared votes
33 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
907
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
712
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
331
+188.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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