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Wera Hobhouse vs Zarah Sultana

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

Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 933 shared comparable votes.

806 same votes 127 different votes 933 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
24 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
24 Aye 85 No
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 52% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
66 Aye 45 No
Tax 57% aligned 111 shared votes
78 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 73% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 18 No
Transport 81% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
844
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
710
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

140
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Appearances
18
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
183
+40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Contributions
20
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
12
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

Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Trade
70 of 87 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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