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Zarah Sultana vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Michael Shanks voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 77 different votes 429 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
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 97% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 26 No
Migration 97% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 9 No
Energy 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 53% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 75% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 2 No
Trade 80% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 81% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 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
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
1,259
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
808 eligible divisions
648
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
46.6% of votes cast
611
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.4% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

17
-76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Appearances
113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
17
-145.0 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
Contributions
635
+473.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
65 of 70 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Trade
47 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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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