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Oliver Ryan vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Oliver Ryan and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 88 different votes 313 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 91% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 78% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 53% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 55% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 650
463
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,632 eligible divisions
222
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
241
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
16
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
43
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
Contributions
18
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£234,505
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£234,505
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API