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Zarah Sultana vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 70 different votes 252 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
3 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
37 Aye 21 No
Tax 95% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 7 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 43% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 47% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 56% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 75% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 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 319 of 649
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
590 eligible divisions
639
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
160
44.1% of votes cast
599
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
203
55.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
25
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
20
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
Contributions
35
-108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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