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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 678 shared comparable votes.

622 same votes 56 different votes 678 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
19 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 76% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
49 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 84% aligned 90 shared votes
41 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 88% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,273
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
734
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
539
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
27
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Education
63 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Trade
57 of 88 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Transport
56 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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