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Lorraine Beavers vs Zarah Sultana

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

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Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Lorraine Beavers and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

255 same votes 91 different votes 346 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 92% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 89% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 63% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 76 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
495
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
264
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
231
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
9
1.8 % 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

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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

£199,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£199,406
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
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
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
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
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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