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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 73% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

241 same votes 89 different votes 330 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
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
244
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
227
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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

£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
3
3 registered categories
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 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 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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