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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 952 shared comparable votes.

878 same votes 74 different votes 952 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
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 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
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
28 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 90% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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 318 of 649
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 462 of 649
1,235
1,654 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,372 eligible divisions
639
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
54.8% of votes cast
596
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
732
45.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

15
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Appearances
20
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649
17
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
20
-120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Housing
53 of 66 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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