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Zarah Sultana vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Apsana Begum voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,031 shared comparable votes.

1,008 same votes 23 different votes 1,031 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
55 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
55 Aye 66 No
36 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
36 Aye 83 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 21 No
Benefits 91% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 19 No
Trade 91% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 25 No
Transport 95% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
639
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
599
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Contributions
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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