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Catherine Atkinson vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

227 same votes 90 different votes 317 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 94% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 91% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 41% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 650
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 650
447
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,631 eligible divisions
233
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
214
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
13
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, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Appearances
16
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
178
+52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
18
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
2 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API