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Andy McDonald vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

954 same votes 86 different votes 1,040 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 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 99 No
Migration 97% aligned 129 shared votes
30 Aye 99 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 14 No
Education 84% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 111 shared votes
46 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 21 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 9 No
Housing 86% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Transport
81 of 95 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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