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Zarah Sultana vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Paul Waugh voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 91 different votes 341 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 92% aligned 75 shared votes
44 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 48% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 649
1,218
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
568 eligible divisions
631
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
253
50.3 % of votes cast
587
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
250
49.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
131
+55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
17
-116.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Contributions
157
+23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 164 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
60 of 65 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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