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Ian Lavery vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,055 shared comparable votes.

986 same votes 69 different votes 1,055 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
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 11 No
Education 86% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 11 No
Housing 86% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
46 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 108 shared votes
46 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Migration
147 of 169 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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 (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 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
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
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