Ayes & Noes

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Keir Mather vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 75 different votes 372 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
5 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 4 No
Energy 94% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
40 Aye 22 No
Tax 94% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 57% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 67% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 74% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 83% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
552
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
275
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
277
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
249
+141.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
23 of 23 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Education
49 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API