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James Cartlidge vs Saqib Bhatti

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


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,248 shared comparable votes.

1,242 same votes 6 different votes 1,248 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
58 Aye 109 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
71 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
71 Aye 75 No
97 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
97 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 109 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
58 Aye 109 No
71 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
71 Aye 75 No
97 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
97 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 64 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
2,077
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
996
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
1,081
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
692
50.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
92
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
164
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
123
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
3
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API