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Jim McMahon vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

877 same votes 101 different votes 978 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
23 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 19 No
Benefits 71% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 73% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 9 No
Housing 77% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
47 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 104 shared votes
41 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 83% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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 Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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
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