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Blake Stephenson vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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