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Matt Western vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 969 shared comparable votes.

880 same votes 89 different votes 969 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
23 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 72% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
34 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
56 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 107 shared votes
46 Aye 61 No
20 Aye 24 No
Defence 89% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
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
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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