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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 74% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

234 same votes 84 different votes 318 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

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
473
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
239
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
234
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
212
+73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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

£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
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 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
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
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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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