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Brian Mathew vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
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Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 52% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

135 same votes 127 different votes 262 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 74% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 31 No
Tax 11% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 22% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 33% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 36% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
375
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
188
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
187
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
11
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Appearances
14
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
86
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
16
-121.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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