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Zarah Sultana vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 557 shared comparable votes.

460 same votes 97 different votes 557 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
4 Aye 7 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 50% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 12 No
Housing 67% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 9 No
Transport 70% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 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 319 of 649
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
639
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
599
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

18
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
73
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
20
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Contributions
287
+144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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