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Zarah Sultana vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and James Murray voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,021 shared comparable votes.

951 same votes 70 different votes 1,021 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
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 19 No
Housing 80% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 86% aligned 43 shared votes
32 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 18 No
Trade 92% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 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 322 of 647
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 647
1,207
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,615 eligible divisions
625
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
582
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

16
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 647
Appearances
64
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 647
21
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 647
Contributions
377
+258.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Defence
54 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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