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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 980 shared comparable votes.

879 same votes 101 different votes 980 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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 13 No
Housing 81% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 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

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
863
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
71
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

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
13
6 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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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