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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 385 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 381 different votes 385 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
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
31 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
4 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
31 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
4 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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

89.3%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
553
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
286
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
267
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
692
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

56
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
90
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
73
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
121
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 298 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
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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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