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Saqib Bhatti vs Chris Ward

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
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Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Saqib Bhatti and Chris Ward voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 304 different votes 308 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
32 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
32 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
Participation
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 650
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
619 eligible divisions
679
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
52.1% of votes cast
692
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
213
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Appearances
69
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
123
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Contributions
222
+67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£271,361
20% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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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