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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,037 shared comparable votes.

960 same votes 77 different votes 1,037 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
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Benefits 71% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 80% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
59 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 118 shared votes
53 Aye 65 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 92% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
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