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Zarah Sultana vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 72 different votes 257 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
32 Aye 19 No
Tax 94% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 86% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 8 No
Benefits 41% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 8 No
Migration 55% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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 326 of 649
Participation
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
1,220
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
570 eligible divisions
631
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
47.2 % of votes cast
589
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
188
52.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
17
-116.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
Contributions
501
+367.2 vs Commons average
Rank 17 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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