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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 74% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 81 different votes 316 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
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 22 shared votes
20 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
15 Aye 12 No
Education 81% aligned 27 shared votes
14 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
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 63% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
447
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
232
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
215
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
16
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

88
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 268 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

£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
14
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
62 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 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
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
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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