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Zarah Sultana vs Neil O'Brien

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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Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,049 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 982 different votes 1,049 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
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 16% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 21 No
Benefits 10% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 10% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
50 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 119 shared votes
68 Aye 51 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 7% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 95 No
Migration 0% aligned 124 shared votes
95 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % 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
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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