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Zarah Sultana vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Richard Burgon voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

1,075 same votes 52 different votes 1,127 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
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 28 No
Transport 90% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 23 No
Benefits 92% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 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 324 of 649
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
43
2.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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 Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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