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Zarah Sultana vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Ian Byrne voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,060 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 71 different votes 1,060 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
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
36 Aye 90 No
Migration 98% aligned 126 shared votes
36 Aye 90 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 64% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 14 No
Housing 84% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
45 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 118 shared votes
52 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 90% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 650
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,259
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
1,687 eligible divisions
648
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
54.3% of votes cast
611
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.7% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

17
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Appearances
55
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
17
-139.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Contributions
103
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
65 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Trade
47 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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