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Rachel Blake vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 346 different votes 352 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 171 of 650
523
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,377
1,695 eligible divisions
271
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.3% of votes cast
252
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
698
50.7% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
90
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
101
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Contributions
115
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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