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Zarah Sultana vs Alice Macdonald

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

Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South
vs
Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 67% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 107 different votes 327 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
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 89% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 78% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 76% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
Participation
84.9 %
12 % above average
Rank 99 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
575 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.4 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
247
50.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
Appearances
36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
17
-120.6 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
Contributions
42
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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