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Zarah Sultana vs Alex Ballinger

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

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Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South
vs
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Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 68% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 97 different votes 301 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
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 92% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 89% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
3 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 50% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
639
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
599
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
20
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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

Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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