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Charlotte Nichols vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,036 shared comparable votes.

948 same votes 88 different votes 1,036 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
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 76% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 12 No
Housing 79% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 14 No
Education 83% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 87% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

77.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
641
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
594
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

21
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
26
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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

£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Defence
54 of 58 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Education
63 of 68 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Energy
40 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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