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Zarah Sultana vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,064 shared comparable votes.

986 same votes 78 different votes 1,064 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 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Housing 82% aligned 44 shared votes
33 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 12 No
Benefits 83% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 84% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
54 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 121 shared votes
60 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 26 No
Transport 87% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
3% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
76.8%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
1,231
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,368 eligible divisions
638
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.3% of votes cast
593
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
795
43.7% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

14
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Appearances
30
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
16
-122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 649
Contributions
16
-122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
13
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
44 of 53 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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