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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
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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 798 shared comparable votes.

798 same votes 0 different votes 798 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
29 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
29 Aye 64 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 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
77 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
29 Aye 64 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 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 647
Participation
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 647
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
53.8 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
554
46.2 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 647
Appearances
4
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 647
231
+121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 647
Contributions
8
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£1,264,566
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
0
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
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 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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