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Zarah Sultana vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Catherine West voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 984 shared comparable votes.

900 same votes 84 different votes 984 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
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
Housing 75% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 77% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 83% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 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 322 of 647
Participation
73.3 %
same as average
Rank 353 of 647
1,207
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,333 eligible divisions
625
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
54.4 % of votes cast
582
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
780
45.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

16
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Appearances
39
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
21
-97.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Contributions
73
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 367 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
60 of 65 votes
#1
Education
85 of 95 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Defence
54 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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