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Zarah Sultana vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Peter Dowd voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 945 shared comparable votes.

864 same votes 81 different votes 945 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
18 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 44 No
Migration 96% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 70% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
46 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 109 shared votes
41 Aye 68 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 319 of 650
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
1,259
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,406 eligible divisions
648
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.8% of votes cast
611
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Appearances
53
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
17
-141.5 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
Contributions
41
-117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 558 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
65 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Trade
47 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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