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Lucy Powell vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 916 shared comparable votes.

843 same votes 73 different votes 916 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
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 79% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 83% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % 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
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 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

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
14
5 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

Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Defence
51 of 71 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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