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Lucy Powell vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 888 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 859 different votes 888 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
18 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 79 No
Migration 4% aligned 102 shared votes
75 Aye 27 No
47 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 113 shared votes
64 Aye 49 No
78 Aye 38 No
Tax 1% aligned 116 shared votes
37 Aye 79 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
10 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 649
1,550
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,638 eligible divisions
873
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
661
49.4 % of votes cast
677
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
676
50.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

5
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Appearances
77
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
147
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Contributions
105
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
51 of 71 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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
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
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