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Emma Lewell vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 967 shared comparable votes.

898 same votes 69 different votes 967 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 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 11 No
Housing 81% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 8 No
Education 82% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
49 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 96 shared votes
47 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,648
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
921
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
727
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
33
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 1 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
41
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
11
2 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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Trade
74 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Education
77 of 95 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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
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