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Zarah Sultana vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 974 shared comparable votes.

894 same votes 80 different votes 974 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
17 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
33 Aye 83 No
Migration 97% aligned 116 shared votes
32 Aye 84 No
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 12 No
Housing 74% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 84% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
47 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 111 shared votes
48 Aye 63 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 319 of 650
Participation
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 650
1,259
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,648
2,406 eligible divisions
648
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
54.6% of votes cast
611
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
748
45.4% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

17
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
41
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
17
-139.0 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Contributions
95
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
65 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Trade
47 of 56 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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