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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 1,046 shared comparable votes.

956 same votes 90 different votes 1,046 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
15 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 36 shared votes
15 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
34 Aye 13 No
Education 85% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % 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
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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

£2,356,656
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
15
5 registered categories
1
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Defence
51 of 59 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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