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Ed Miliband vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 737 shared comparable votes.

696 same votes 41 different votes 737 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 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 16 No
Benefits 74% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 2 No
Education 90% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
54 Aye 26 No
Tax 96% aligned 80 shared votes
53 Aye 27 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 606 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,300
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
720
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
580
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
442
+303.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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