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Alison McGovern vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 956 shared comparable votes.

880 same votes 76 different votes 956 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
18 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 15 No
Benefits 71% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 78% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
51 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 109 shared votes
45 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 435 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,620
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
715
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
294
+186.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
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
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