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Catherine McKinnell vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 928 shared comparable votes.

863 same votes 65 different votes 928 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
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 5 No
Housing 74% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 84% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 89% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
872
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
710
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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

Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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