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Josh MacAlister vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 88 different votes 328 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
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 94% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 92% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 86% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 83% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 41% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 50% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 53% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
241
49.8% 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

88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
231
+85.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
6
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Migration
12 of 13 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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Where they voted the same
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 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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