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Sarah Edwards vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 333 different votes 339 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
2 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
52 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
22 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
22 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
48
-94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Contributions
112
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API