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Mr David Lammy vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 636 shared comparable votes.

595 same votes 41 different votes 636 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
26 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 73% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
36 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 86 shared votes
34 Aye 52 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 18 No
Trade 91% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

49.6 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,146
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
691
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
455
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
818
+710.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 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

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Defence
37 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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