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Tahir Ali vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,060 shared comparable votes.

972 same votes 88 different votes 1,060 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
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 75% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 77% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 14 No
Education 85% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 123 shared votes
53 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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