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Zarah Sultana vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Torsten Bell voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 81 different votes 279 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
33 Aye 25 No
Tax 93% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 92% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 83% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 82% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 48% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 6 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 61% 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

74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
Participation
71.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 402 of 649
1,223
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
573 eligible divisions
632
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
54.9 % of votes cast
591
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
184
45.1 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
76
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649
17
-119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
342
+205.3 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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