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Andrew Western vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 517 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 88 different votes 517 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
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 54% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 70% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 77% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 83% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
305
+166.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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