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Zarah Sultana vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Ben Coleman voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 74 different votes 285 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
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
34 Aye 21 No
Tax 93% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 86% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 47% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 52% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
639
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
599
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
20
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
Contributions
82
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
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
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
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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