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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 70% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

207 same votes 87 different votes 294 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
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 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 13 No
Housing 63% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
639
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
599
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
20
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
Contributions
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
13
6 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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
46 of 54 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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