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Zarah Sultana vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 94 different votes 354 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 93% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 7 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 80% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
88.0 %
15 % above average
Rank 47 of 649
1,218
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
568 eligible divisions
631
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.4 % of votes cast
587
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
248
49.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
109
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
17
-116.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Contributions
128
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 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
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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