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Sir Keir Starmer vs Seema Malhotra

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 812 shared comparable votes.

808 same votes 4 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
100 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
100 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
66 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
100 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
100 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
66 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

38.3 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 467 of 647
893
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,588
2,333 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
56.3 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
694
43.7 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
14 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
55
-11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
1,405
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
326
+208.2 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
54 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
HS2: report stage: Third Reading 23 Mar 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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