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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 95% of the time, based on 731 shared comparable votes.

691 same votes 40 different votes 731 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
10 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 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
20 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 38 shared votes
17 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

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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

£2,453,042
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
15
5 registered categories
1
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
171 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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