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Sarah Edwards vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 87 different votes 372 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
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 94% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
51 Aye 26 No
Tax 92% aligned 77 shared votes
53 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 89% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 84% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 50% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 74% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
6 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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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