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Kerry McCarthy vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,095 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,059 different votes 1,095 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
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 12 No
Energy 6% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 93 No
Migration 2% aligned 123 shared votes
90 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 9 No
Education 2% aligned 44 shared votes
10 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 164 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,636 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
661
49.4 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
676
50.6 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
7
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 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
Aye
Hunting Trophies Bill 2R 22 Mar 2024
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
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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