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Jeff Smith vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 969 shared comparable votes.

872 same votes 97 different votes 969 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
16 Aye 10 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 21 No
Benefits 70% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 12 No
Housing 81% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
55 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 85% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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