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Valerie Vaz vs Seema Malhotra

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


Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,475 shared comparable votes.

1,473 same votes 2 different votes 1,475 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
131 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
131 Aye 65 No
111 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
111 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
38 Aye 100 No
62 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
62 Aye 66 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
131 Aye 65 No
111 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
111 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
38 Aye 100 No
62 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
62 Aye 66 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
Participation
68.4%
4% below average
Rank 452 of 650
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,646
2,405 eligible divisions
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.8% of votes cast
808
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
728
44.2% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

31
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Appearances
71
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
14
-140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
343
+188.9 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Transport
81 of 96 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API