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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
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 870 shared comparable votes.

831 same votes 39 different votes 870 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 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
35 Aye 75 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

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
619
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
574
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
60 of 65 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 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
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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