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Saqib Bhatti vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Saqib Bhatti and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,183 shared comparable votes.

1,181 same votes 2 different votes 1,183 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
50 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
50 Aye 104 No
98 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
98 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 27 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
65 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 121 shared votes
64 Aye 57 No
50 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
50 Aye 104 No
98 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
98 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,341
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
663
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
678
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£271,361
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
142 of 154 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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