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Zarah Sultana vs Carla Lockhart

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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Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 560 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 334 different votes 560 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
12 Aye 11 No
Trade 65% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Benefits 65% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 54% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 17 No
Defence 53% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 6 No
Energy 16% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 20% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
60 Aye 22 No
Tax 21% aligned 82 shared votes
31 Aye 51 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 25% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

14
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
16
-121.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
189
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
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