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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 96% of the time, based on 1,103 shared comparable votes.

1,054 same votes 49 different votes 1,103 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
15 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 59 shared votes
32 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
51 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 125 shared votes
60 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
Participation
80.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 212 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,854
2,312 eligible divisions
619
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
55.3 % of votes cast
574
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
829
44.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
40
2.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
Appearances
60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648
Contributions
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 648

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
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#3
Defence
54 of 59 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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