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Lauren Edwards vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 331 different votes 335 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
489
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,643 eligible divisions
244
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
49.4 % of votes cast
245
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
678
50.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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