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Steve Witherden vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 83 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 92% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 85% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 65% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 188 of 650
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 650
455
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,631 eligible divisions
238
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
217
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % 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

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Appearances
16
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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