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Katie Lam vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 0 different votes 288 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
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
128
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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

£223,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
12
4 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

Tax
102 of 112 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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