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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 73% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 75 different votes 279 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
19 Aye 13 No
Education 84% aligned 32 shared votes
18 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 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

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
18
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
56
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Contributions
20
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649

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
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 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 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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