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Zarah Sultana vs Alison McGovern

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 Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Alison McGovern voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 965 shared comparable votes.

886 same votes 79 different votes 965 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
18 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 14 No
Benefits 71% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 18 No
Education 78% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
45 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 109 shared votes
51 Aye 58 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 322 of 647
Participation
70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 647
1,207
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,333 eligible divisions
625
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
55.6 % of votes cast
582
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
725
44.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

16
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Appearances
64
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
21
-98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Contributions
321
+201.9 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
60 of 65 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
54 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 169 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
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
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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