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Nick Smith vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

939 same votes 101 different votes 1,040 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
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 77% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 11 No
Housing 80% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 15 No
Education 83% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
57 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 118 shared votes
51 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
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
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