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Catherine Fookes vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 93 different votes 301 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
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 21 No
Tax 93% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 49% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 650
Participation
74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 650
450
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,632 eligible divisions
232
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
218
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

51
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
16
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
74
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Contributions
18
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
3
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API