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Zarah Sultana vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 986 shared comparable votes.

902 same votes 84 different votes 986 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
27 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
27 Aye 70 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 73% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
46 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 84% aligned 116 shared votes
55 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 84% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 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
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 445 of 647
1,207
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,618
2,333 eligible divisions
625
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
922
57.0 % of votes cast
582
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
696
43.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

16
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Appearances
31
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
21
-97.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Contributions
110
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 218 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Defence
54 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
73 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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