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Afzal Khan vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,062 shared comparable votes.

975 same votes 87 different votes 1,062 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
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 12 No
Housing 80% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
59 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 84% aligned 127 shared votes
53 Aye 74 No
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 85% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 241 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,620
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
913
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
707
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

35
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
42
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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 54 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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