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Zarah Sultana vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and John McDonnell voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,164 shared comparable votes.

1,076 same votes 88 different votes 1,164 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
22 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
37 Aye 103 No
Migration 99% aligned 140 shared votes
38 Aye 102 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 18 No
Housing 84% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
50 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 128 shared votes
56 Aye 72 No
27 Aye 22 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 28 No
Transport 88% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 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
79.1%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 650
1,259
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,406 eligible divisions
648
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
54.2% of votes cast
611
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

17
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
141
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
17
-139.0 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Contributions
180
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 178 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
75 of 82 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Trade
47 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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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