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Ms Diane Abbott vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 870 shared comparable votes.

831 same votes 39 different votes 870 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
35 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
35 Aye 75 No
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
49 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 115 shared votes
47 Aye 68 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 92% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,202
1,605 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
623
51.8 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
579
48.2 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
16
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
21
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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