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Alistair Strathern vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 104 different votes 436 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
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
53 Aye 31 No
Tax 93% aligned 84 shared votes
55 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 43% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 52% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 58% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 5 No
Housing 67% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 77% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
602
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
308
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
294
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
75
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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