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Debbie Abrahams vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,006 shared comparable votes.

925 same votes 81 different votes 1,006 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 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 97 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
27 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Benefits 72% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 83% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
55 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 116 shared votes
47 Aye 69 No
15 Aye 33 No
Transport 88% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
907
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
766
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
84
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
4
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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