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Zarah Sultana vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 872 shared comparable votes.

833 same votes 39 different votes 872 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
35 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
35 Aye 77 No
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
26 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
47 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 115 shared votes
49 Aye 66 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 92% 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
64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
55.9 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
44.1 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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