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Zarah Sultana vs Sir Desmond Swayne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South
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Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,075 shared comparable votes.

79 same votes 996 different votes 1,075 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 19 No
Housing 21% aligned 43 shared votes
12 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
54 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 119 shared votes
59 Aye 60 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 11% aligned 44 shared votes
11 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 97 No
Migration 0% aligned 131 shared votes
97 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
210 of 211 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
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