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Patricia Ferguson vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 78 different votes 306 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
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 No
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 94% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 86% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 81% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 46% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 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
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 63% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,631 eligible divisions
225
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
211
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
16
3.7 % 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

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
16
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
18
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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