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Barry Gardiner vs Zarah Sultana

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

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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 897 shared comparable votes.

841 same votes 56 different votes 897 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
13 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
91 Aye 37 No
Tax 98% aligned 128 shared votes
92 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 80% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 81% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 20 No
Benefits 88% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 90% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
13
4 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

Trade
77 of 91 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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