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Rebecca Smith vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
4 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
4 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

150
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
268
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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