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Saqib Bhatti vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Saqib Bhatti and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 295 different votes 297 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 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 648
Participation
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 648
1,305
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
526 eligible divisions
643
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
55.7 % of votes cast
662
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
193
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Appearances
66
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
86
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 648
Contributions
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£271,361
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12 % below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
47 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
142 of 152 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 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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