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Afzal Khan vs Mark Sewards

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Mark Sewards voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 2 different votes 387 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
40 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
40 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
40 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
Participation
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 650
1,690
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
620 eligible divisions
936
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
47.1% of votes cast
754
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
253
52.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Appearances
199
+106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
46
-116.0 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Contributions
210
+48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,003
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£200,003
12% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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