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Catherine Atkinson vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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

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Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
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Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 355 of 649
456
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
239
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
53.4 % of votes cast
217
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
196
46.6 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
66
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
182
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
121
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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