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Andy McDonald vs Saqib Bhatti

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,025 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 975 different votes 1,025 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
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 96 No
Migration 3% aligned 123 shared votes
92 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 3% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 15 No
Benefits 3% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
996
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
798
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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