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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 818 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 774 different votes 818 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
20 Aye 4 No
Energy 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 61 No
Migration 3% aligned 90 shared votes
58 Aye 32 No
61 Aye 32 No
Tax 2% aligned 93 shared votes
30 Aye 63 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
418
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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