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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 1,040 shared comparable votes.

958 same votes 82 different votes 1,040 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
15 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 14 No
Education 85% aligned 46 shared votes
29 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

76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
653
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
565
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

23
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 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

£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
5
3 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

Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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