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Zarah Sultana vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Blair McDougall voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 81 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
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 92% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 52% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 53% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 53% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 649
1,220
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
570 eligible divisions
631
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.1 % of votes cast
589
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
45
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
17
-116.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
Contributions
222
+88.2 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
11 of 11 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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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