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Fred Thomas vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

194 same votes 69 different votes 263 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
41 Aye 23 No
Tax 94% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 84% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 83% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 47% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 53% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 650
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 650
385
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,631 eligible divisions
224
58.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
161
41.8 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
16
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
46
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
18
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API