MP for Coventry South
“A centre-left, party-loyal backbencher who rarely rebels and focuses on science, innovation and trade.”
Zarah Sultana is the MP for Coventry South, first elected in 2019. She has served on the Business and Trade Committee and the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, indicating a focus on science, technology and policy development. She sits as a backbench MP for Your Party with a centre-left stance.
She shows 100% party loyalty and around 50% voting attendance, with no rebel votes recorded. On key issues, she generally votes against tighter immigration controls and asylum restrictions, and against the Rwanda deportation scheme and protest rights; on welfare, taxation, transport regulation, trade union powers, transgender rights and prison sentencing she votes a mixture of aye and no, indicating a flexible approach rather than a fixed line.
She has 17 declared financial interests, including six entries for visits outside the UK, five entries for gifts or hospitality from UK sources, two shareholdings, and other miscellaneous entries and donations/loans related to MP activities.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Your Party average: 50%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Your Party average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
2 positions
Business and Trade Committee
Sept 2020 - Feb 2021
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Mar 2020 - Nov 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
AYEArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
AYEArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOPrivilege
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
