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Zarah Sultana vs David Smith

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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and David Smith voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 76 different votes 271 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
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 22 No
Tax 93% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 80% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 38% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 42% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Migration 55% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 649
1,220
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
570 eligible divisions
631
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
199
50.3 % of votes cast
589
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
197
49.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
66
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
17
-116.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
Contributions
86
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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