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Seema Malhotra vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Seema Malhotra and Tim Farron voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,088 shared comparable votes.

944 same votes 144 different votes 1,088 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
100 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 164 shared votes
99 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 83 No
Migration 98% aligned 116 shared votes
33 Aye 83 No
23 Aye 23 No
Trade 98% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 17 No
Education 53% aligned 40 shared votes
30 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 35 shared votes
5 Aye 30 No
79 Aye 41 No
Tax 66% aligned 120 shared votes
74 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 71% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 26 shared votes
18 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
63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 647
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,323 eligible divisions
893
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
802
54.6 % of votes cast
689
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
667
45.4 % of votes cast
12
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Appearances
122
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 647
312
+198.2 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 647
Contributions
140
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£252,817
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
23
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
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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