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Zarah Sultana vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 96 different votes 316 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
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 94% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 81% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 40% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 49% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 63% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 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 324 of 649
Participation
91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 649
1,223
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
573 eligible divisions
632
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
51.9 % of votes cast
591
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
251
48.1 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
8
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
17
-118.8 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
9
-126.8 vs Commons average
Rank 617 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
60 of 65 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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