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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 93% of the time, based on 643 shared comparable votes.

601 same votes 42 different votes 643 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
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 31 shared votes
19 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
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 91% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

48.9 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,154
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
696
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
458
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
26 years, 1 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
871
+732.7 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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

£2,872,069
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
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 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
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
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
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
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
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