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Zarah Sultana vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 786 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 755 different votes 786 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
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
41 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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 324 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
2,106 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
49.6 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
711
50.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
249
+110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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