Seema Malhotra’s voting in Parliament

Seema Malhotra is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

However, Seema Malhotra sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Seema Malhotra voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections, while most Labour/Co-operative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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Seema Malhotra has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Business of the House (Today): No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government 16 Jan 2019

  In 2017, the Prime Minister went to the country and asked for a mandate; she lost her majority. Last night, she asked the House to back her deal; she saw the biggest Government defeat in a vote in the history of this House. She said last night that she wanted to open up dialogue with the whole House, yet she has refused to open up that dialogue with Labour’s Front Benchers. Does she agree...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 16 Jan 2019

  Last night in this House, after the biggest Government defeat in history, the Prime Minister said that the Government would approach meetings with parliamentarians “in a constructive spirit”, but it appears that holding cross-party talks means inviting people in to tell her why her deal is best or to see whether they have any ideas about how to get her deal through. Apparently now, No....

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electric Vehicles 16 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has (a) convened and (b) any plans to convene a Cabinet sub-committee on supporting the development and take up of electric vehicles.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Feltham and Heston

Entered the House of Commons on 16 December 2011 — Byelection

Party was Labour until 30 Mar 2015

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @SeemaMalhotra1
• https://facebook.com/SeemaMalhotraMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Seema Malhotra campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• HM Treasury
• Ministry of Justice
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Cabinet Office
• Work Experience
• Feltham Young Offender Institution
• Offences against Children and Vulnerable Adults
• Productivity
• Crimes of Violence: Females

Currently held offices

• Member, Committee on Exiting the European Union (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Member, Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion Committee (since 15 Nov 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee on Exiting the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (14 Sep 2015 to 26 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (8 May 2015 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (7 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Justice Committee (6 Feb 2012 to 25 Nov 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alan Keen
• Patrick Ground

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Care Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 66 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Seema Malhotra’s speeches
• Has received answers to 115 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77.70% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 72 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Seema Malhotra’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 190 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)