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Sam Carling vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 347 different votes 351 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
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
4 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
4 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 650
509
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,332
1,631 eligible divisions
267
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
49.5 % of votes cast
242
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
672
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

64
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
70
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
98
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
3
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API