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Lisa Smart vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 53 different votes 241 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 35 No
Tax 95% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 650
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 650
373
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,333
1,632 eligible divisions
204
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
49.5 % of votes cast
169
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
673
50.5 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

158
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
70
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
216
+88.4 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
Contributions
98
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
22
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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