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Zarah Sultana vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Olivia Blake voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

952 same votes 83 different votes 1,035 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
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
31 Aye 19 No
Education 86% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 25 No
Transport 87% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,235
1,654 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,654 eligible divisions
639
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
646
52.3% of votes cast
596
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
589
47.7% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

15
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Appearances
37
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
17
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
42
-98.5 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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