Seema Malhotra

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

MP since 15 Dec 2011

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Seema Malhotra is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Feltham and Heston, and has been an MP continually since 15 December 2011. She currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities), and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).

1619

Votes Cast

£252,817

Expenses 2024-25

7,944

Majority

41.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£252,817

Staffing£220,058
Office£32,131
Travel£629

Year-on-Year

2024-25£252,817
2023-24£289,244
2022-23£275,511
2021-22£248,321
2020-21£239,420
2019-20£196,144
2018-19£178,089
2017-18£188,106
2016-17£172,465
2015-16£170,528
2014-15£171,826
2013-14£160,386
2012-13£127,089
2011-12£17,288

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,887 voters

Labour
16,139 votes41.5%
Conservative
8,195 votes21.1%
Reform UK
5,130 votes13.2%
Green Party
2,543 votes6.5%
Workers Party of Britain
2,201 votes5.7%
Liberal Democrat
1,821 votes4.7%
Independent
1,658 votes4.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

1

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

89

Debates Spoken In

418

Speeches

321

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE2 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 13 Jan 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

5 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 8 Dec 2025

4 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

4 votes · 3 Dec 2025

Financial Interests(4)

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property
Residential property
Number of properties
1
Location
London SW3

Registered 22 December 2011

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property
Residential property
Number of properties
1
Location
Brentford
Rental income
Yes

Registered 22 December 2011

Miscellaneous

local MPs

Date interest arose
10 June 2019

Registered 1 July 2019

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
24 November 2021

Registered 21 March 2022

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Seema in Parliament

Freddie Mercury's 80th birthday

3 signatures

That this House extends its best wishes to the family and loved ones of Freddie Mercury who grew up in Feltham alongside Brian May, on what would have been Freddie’s 80th birthday on 5 September 2026; notes the extraordinary contribution of Freddie Mercury and Queen to British mu

4 Sept 2026

Celebrating the achievements of Beavers Community Primary School

1 signature

That this House congratulates the students and staff of Beavers Community Primary School on the development and performance of their own original musical Trapped in Terminal Three! set in Heathrow Airport; recognises the incredible achievements of the Year 4s, 5s and 6s who have

23 May 2024

20th anniversary of the Trinjan group

3 signatures

That this House extends its congratulations to the Trinjan group and its committee as it celebrates its 20th anniversary; notes that it was founded on 27 April 27 2004 by Mohinder Dosanjh with Mindu Bains, Harbans Dosanjh, Usha Kiran Trikala, Tara Walia, Amarjit Sidhu, Jatinder W

7 May 2024

Freddie Mercury's 77th birthday

14 signatures

That this House extends its best wishes to the family of Freddie Mercury, who grew up in Feltham alongside Brian May, on what would have been Freddie’s 77th birthday; recognises the enormous contribution of Freddie Mercury and Queen to music and culture and the love for Freddie,

5 Sept 2023

World Book Day 2021

11 signatures

That this House recognises 4th March 2021 as World Book Day in the UK and Ireland celebrating authors, illustrators, books and reading; further congratulates World Book Day for its 24th ‘World Book Day’ being held this year; notes that data shows that the UK ranks 17th for litera

3 Mar 2021

150th ANNIVERSARY OF MAHATMA GANDHI

8 signatures

That this House remembers the life of Mahatma Gandhi who was born on 2 October 1869; recognises the special occasion of his 150th birth anniversary marked by events across the world; and congratulates the Gita Foundation, the National Association of Patidar Samaj, supporting orga

3 Oct 2019

CELEBRATING THE PUNJABI WOMEN’S DANCE FESTIVAL TEEYAN

4 signatures

That this House congratulates the women of the West London-based organisation Voice of Women on their inspiring performance of a specially choregraphed Teeyan folk dance on 22 July 2019 in the Palace of Westminster; notes that Teeyan celebrates women and daughters during the mons

3 Sept 2019

SUPPORTING ELECTRIC VEHICLE UPTAKE IN POLLUTED AREAS

19 signatures

That this House recognises the importance of electric vehicles in achieving the UK’s ambitious climate commitments, including its goal of net zero road emissions by 2040 and net zero emissions by 2050; further recognises the importance of encouraging electric vehicle use for miti

18 Jul 2019

ONE WORLD MARATHON 2019

12 signatures

That this House congratulates the One World Strong Foundation on launching the One World Marathon, which supports survivors of acts of violent extremism; further congratulates Cranford Community College, an outstanding school in Hounslow with a strong international dimension, on

24 Jun 2019

World Book Day 2019

25 signatures

That this House recognises 7 March 2019 as World Book Day in the UK and Ireland celebrating authors, illustrators, books and reading; congratulates World Book Day for its 22nd World Book Day being held in 2019; notes that the UK ranks 17th for literacy among 34 OECD countries; fu

7 Mar 2019

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