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Samantha Dixon vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 518 shared comparable votes.

436 same votes 82 different votes 518 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
14 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 50% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 4 No
Housing 65% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 5 No
Trade 77% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
139
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Trade
17 of 20 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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