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Hilary Benn vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,071 shared comparable votes.

974 same votes 97 different votes 1,071 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 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 21 No
Benefits 74% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 10 No
Housing 81% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
59 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 120 shared votes
51 Aye 69 No
35 Aye 13 No
Education 85% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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