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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 92% of the time, based on 924 shared comparable votes.

849 same votes 75 different votes 924 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
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 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
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
25 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 89% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 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
69.0%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,235
1,654 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,372 eligible divisions
639
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
596
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

15
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649
17
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
29
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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