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Zarah Sultana vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 88 different votes 344 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
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 92% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 83% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 55% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 65% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 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
85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 84 of 649
1,218
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
568 eligible divisions
631
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
50.1 % of votes cast
587
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
243
49.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % 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
60
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
17
-116.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Contributions
102
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 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
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
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
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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