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Kate Dearden vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 265 different votes 268 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
0 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
0 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 647
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 647
472
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,314
1,605 eligible divisions
233
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
650
49.5 % of votes cast
239
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
664
50.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 647
Appearances
63
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 647
107
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 647
Contributions
91
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API