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Zarah Sultana vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Ruth Jones voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,053 shared comparable votes.

953 same votes 100 different votes 1,053 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 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 73% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 17 No
Housing 77% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
49 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 125 shared votes
56 Aye 69 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 84% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 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 322 of 647
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
1,207
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
625
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.3 % of votes cast
582
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
621
47.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

16
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Appearances
36
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
21
-97.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Contributions
46
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 489 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Defence
54 of 63 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API