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Mark Sewards vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 309 different votes 313 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
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
29 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
29 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 261 of 650
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 650
436
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,333
1,632 eligible divisions
204
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
49.5 % of votes cast
232
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
673
50.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

137
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Appearances
70
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
147
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 172 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

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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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