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Zarah Sultana vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Steve Witherden voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 83 different votes 316 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 92% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 85% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 65% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 194 of 649
1,218
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
568 eligible divisions
631
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
52.4 % of votes cast
587
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
58
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
17
-116.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Contributions
73
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 400 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
60 of 65 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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