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Zarah Sultana vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 901 shared comparable votes.

844 same votes 57 different votes 901 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
13 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
92 Aye 36 No
Tax 98% aligned 128 shared votes
91 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 80% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 12 No
Housing 81% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 88% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 23 No
Transport 90% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
3% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
67.3%
4% below average
Rank 462 of 649
1,231
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,593
2,368 eligible divisions
638
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
55.9% of votes cast
593
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
703
44.1% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

14
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
16
-123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Contributions
91
-48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
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
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
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
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: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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