MP for Feltham and Heston
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
“A party-loyal Labour minister who has occasional independence on high‑profile debates, including a recent rebel streak on end‑of‑life amendments.”
Seema Malhotra is the Labour MP for Feltham and Heston, first elected in 2011. She currently serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities in the Department for Education, with a background in a range of government and opposition roles since entering Parliament.
She votes with her party on all divisions (100% party loyalty) and has attendance above the party average (66% vs 34%). She has 5 rebel votes against the party. Her record shows support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, opposition to stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and a mixed pattern on VAT, transgender rights, trade union powers, and prison sentencing.
Declared financial interests include land and property holdings (inside or outside the UK) and miscellaneous interests (four entries in total).
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: 34%
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.
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOParliamentary 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
Subsidy Control Bill
Parliamentary role · 20 Oct 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.
