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Christian Wakeford vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 1,093 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 682 different votes 1,093 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
28 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 84% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 15 No
Trade 62% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 55% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 13 No
Benefits 52% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 10 No
Education 8% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Appearances
84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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