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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Zarah Sultana

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

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Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

137 same votes 145 different votes 282 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
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 77% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 15% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 22% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 30% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 31% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

167
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
197
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 141 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

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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