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Zarah Sultana vs Stephen Doughty

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
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Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

820 same votes 44 different votes 864 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
35 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
35 Aye 75 No
19 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 78% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 90% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
41 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 99 shared votes
47 Aye 52 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
634
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
591
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
14
5 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
177 of 211 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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