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James Murray vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

James Murray and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,021 shared comparable votes.

951 same votes 70 different votes 1,021 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 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 12 No
Housing 80% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 11 No
Education 86% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 21 No
Trade 92% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
629
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
552
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
219
+111.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
7
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Migration
130 of 152 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Education
57 of 68 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
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
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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