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Zarah Sultana vs Colum Eastwood

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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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 771 shared comparable votes.

751 same votes 20 different votes 771 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
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 80% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 97% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 19 No
Transport 97% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 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
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
14
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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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