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Rushanara Ali vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,041 shared comparable votes.

940 same votes 101 different votes 1,041 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 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 73% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 12 No
Housing 79% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 12 No
Education 83% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
61 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 125 shared votes
54 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % 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

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 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

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Housing
58 of 66 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
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