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Zarah Sultana vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,071 shared comparable votes.

972 same votes 99 different votes 1,071 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
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 97 No
Migration 97% aligned 125 shared votes
28 Aye 97 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Benefits 76% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 19 No
Housing 79% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 84% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 87% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 27 No
Transport 87% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 263 of 649
1,235
1,654 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,278
1,654 eligible divisions
639
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
654
51.2% of votes cast
596
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
624
48.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

15
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Appearances
16
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
17
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
19
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API