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Zarah Sultana vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,006 shared comparable votes.

925 same votes 81 different votes 1,006 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 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 96 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
26 Aye 97 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 72% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 83% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
47 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 116 shared votes
55 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 27 No
Transport 88% aligned 48 shared votes
15 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,235
1,654 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,672
2,372 eligible divisions
639
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
54.2% of votes cast
596
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

15
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Appearances
69
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
17
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
84
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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