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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 1,009 shared comparable votes.

931 same votes 78 different votes 1,009 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
95 Aye 45 No
Tax 97% aligned 140 shared votes
95 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 84% aligned 44 shared votes
27 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

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 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

£2,505,391
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
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 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
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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