MP for Feltham and Heston
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
“A loyal Labour MP with strong attendance who currently serves in the FCDO and has ministerial experience in Education and the Home Office, with occasional rebellion on end-of-life amendments.”
Seema Malhotra is the Labour Co-operative MP for Feltham and Heston, first elected in December 2011. She currently serves as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and has previously held ministerial roles in Education (Equalities) and the Home Office. Earlier in her career she was a shadow minister for Education, Work and Pensions and for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, reflecting a long-standing parliamentary presence across government and opposition roles.
Her voting record shows 100% party loyalty and a turnout of 67%, markedly above her party’s average. She generally supports Universal Credit and NHS funding, and tends to oppose stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme. Her votes on VAT, transgender rights and trade union powers are mixed, and she has taken independent stances on asylum measures; she has rebelled five times against her party, notably on amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill in June 2025.
Malhotra has declared four financial interests: two relating to land and property (within or outside the UK) and two miscellaneous.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
22 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Since Sept 2025
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Since Jun 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Since Oct 2024
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Minister (Education)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Government role · 6 Sept 2025
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Parliamentary role · 4 Jun 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Parliamentary role · 12 Feb 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Government role · 8 Oct 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Government role · 9 Jul 2024
Shadow Minister (Education)
Opposition role · 5 Sept 2023
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
Parliamentary role · 7 Jun 2023
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Parliamentary role · 19 Oct 2022
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill
Parliamentary role · 1 Dec 2021
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
