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Zarah Sultana vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 750 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 682 different votes 750 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 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 21% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
36 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
639
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
599
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

18
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
62
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
20
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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