Seema Malhotra
Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP
MP for Feltham and Heston · in Parliament since 15 December 2011
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Voting participation
65.3%
1,109 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
32 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,543
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,350
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current
Biography
Seema Malhotra is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Feltham and Heston, and has been an MP continually since 15 December 2011.
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feltham and Heston | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Feltham and Heston | 15 December 2011 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15 December 2011 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 6 September 2025 | 22 July 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) | Government | 8 October 2024 | 22 July 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) | Government | 9 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Opposition | 14 May 2021 | 5 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Employment) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 14 May 2021 |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Opposition | 14 September 2015 | 26 June 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) | Opposition | 8 May 2015 | 14 September 2015 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 30 March 2015 |
Voting participation
Participation rate
65.3%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,109
486th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 119 | 50.4% |
| 2025 | 322 | 177 | 55.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 128 | 64.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 199 | 77.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 137 | 54.6% |
| 2021 | 242 | 210 | 86.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 137 | 72.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 755 | 70.7% |
| 59th | 631 | 354 | 56.1% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
Debate contributions
1,543
Written questions
1,350
Oral questions
12
Early day motions
5
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
131
Committee meetings attended
32
56th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 196 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 230 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 72 | 34 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 216 | 60 | 446 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129 |
| 2022 | 263 | 60 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 450 | 78 | 242 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 116 | 48 | 259 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury Committee | Member | 26 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%
Committee membership history
- Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 2016–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Panel of Chairs 2020–2020
7 bill committees served on
- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2025
- Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill 2021
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill 2023
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022
- Licensing Hours Extensions Bill 2025
- Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill 2021
- Subsidy Control Bill 2021
Hansard activity
Contributions
1,543
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
369
distinct debates
38th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2011
- – Became MP for Feltham and Heston
- – Joined Labour
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2015
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2016
- – Left role: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2017
- – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2020
- – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Employment)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Employment)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Became MP for Feltham and Heston
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
2025
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
2026
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
- – Joined Treasury Committee
Constituency: Feltham and Heston
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.