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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 828 shared comparable votes.

828 same votes 0 different votes 828 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
77 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
30 Aye 65 No
34 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
77 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
30 Aye 65 No
34 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 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

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,647
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
919
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
728
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

71
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
4
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
341
+179.0 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
4
-158.0 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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
184 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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