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Saqib Bhatti vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Saqib Bhatti and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 258 different votes 260 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
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
1,305
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
643
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
662
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 648
86
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 648
Contributions
408
+299.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£271,361
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
47 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Migration
142 of 152 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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