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Jim Dickson vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 112 different votes 374 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
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 93% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 83% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 48% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 50% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
523
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
251
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
272
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

144
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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

£172,033
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24% below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
0
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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