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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 1,017 shared comparable votes.

948 same votes 69 different votes 1,017 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
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 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
26 Aye 14 No
Education 80% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
59 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 118 shared votes
53 Aye 65 No
11 Aye 26 No
Transport 95% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 647
1,765
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,202
1,605 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
623
51.8 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
579
48.2 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

76
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 647
Appearances
16
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647
103
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
Contributions
21
-92.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 647

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
15
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
60 of 65 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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