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Gareth Thomas vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 909 shared comparable votes.

843 same votes 66 different votes 909 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
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 6 No
Housing 72% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 20 No
Benefits 75% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 88% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
44 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 96 shared votes
41 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % 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
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
130
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 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
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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