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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.

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James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
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Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

James Murray and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,037 shared comparable votes.

962 same votes 75 different votes 1,037 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
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
8 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
33 Aye 11 No
Education 86% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 21 No
Trade 92% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
643
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
561
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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

£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
6
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Education
58 of 69 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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