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Zarah Sultana vs Rachel 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 Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Rachel Blake voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 96 different votes 319 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
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 93% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 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
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 7 No
Migration 50% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
Participation
83.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 649
1,223
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
573 eligible divisions
632
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
51.6 % of votes cast
591
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
231
48.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
65
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
17
-118.8 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
99
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24 % below average
15
5 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
60 of 65 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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 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
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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