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Zarah Sultana vs Alistair Strathern

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
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 96 different votes 416 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
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
55 Aye 29 No
Tax 93% aligned 84 shared votes
53 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 9 No
Energy 89% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 43% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 52% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 58% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 12 No
Housing 67% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 77% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 329 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,215
1,633 eligible divisions
Total votes
581
734 eligible divisions
629
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
299
51.5 % of votes cast
586
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
282
48.5 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

16
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Appearances
61
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
18
-110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Contributions
70
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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