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Seema Malhotra
MP for Feltham and Heston
Labour (Co-op)Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
About This MP
AI-generatedSeema Malhotra is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Feltham and Heston, first elected in 2011. She has held government roles in education equality and the Home Office, and has served in shadow posts across Education, Work and Pensions, and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Since September 2025 she has been Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Voting Patterns
Her voting record shows very high party loyalty (100%) with attendance around 68%. She has five rebel votes. Her overall profile places her in the centre-left of the spectrum. On key topics, she has generally supported Universal Credit and NHS funding, and generally opposed tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, with a mixed pattern on VAT changes, asylum policy, transgender rights, trade union powers and prison sentencing.
Notable Positions
- Supports welfare policy including Universal Credit and NHS funding
- Favors regulation of bus services to protect public transport
- Generally opposes tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme
- Has shown independence on ethically sensitive legislation, voting against the party line on amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025
- Displays a mixed record on transgender rights and trade union powers (votes have varied)
Financial Interests
Declares four financial interests: two relating to land and property (inside or outside the UK) and two miscellaneous interests.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
68%
Attendance
5
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(41)
Based on 338 votesCareer & Roles
22 positions
Current
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Since Sept 2025
Committee
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Since Jun 2025
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Since Oct 2024
Previous
Committee
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Opposition
Shadow Minister (Education)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Committee
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
Committee
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Committee
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Generally againsthas generally voted against trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
4 declarations
Recent Rebel Votes
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2
13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24
20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12
20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77
20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1
13 Jun 2025
Recent Votes
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Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
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Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
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Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
ABSENT
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye