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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
Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
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 778 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 748 different votes 778 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
24 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 476 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,399
2,057 eligible divisions
619
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
693
49.5 % of votes cast
574
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
706
50.5 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
Appearances
50
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 648
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648

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
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 84 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 161 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 43 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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