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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 951 shared comparable votes.

859 same votes 92 different votes 951 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
12 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 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
6 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 29 shared votes
6 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
26 Aye 15 No
Education 83% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
108
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
60 of 65 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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