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Zarah Sultana vs Blake Stephenson

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
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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 220 different votes 283 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
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 42% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 7 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 21% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 20% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 6% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Appearances
70
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
16
-122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
99
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
No
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