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Sir John Whittingdale vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,149 shared comparable votes.

1,149 same votes 0 different votes 1,149 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
56 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
56 Aye 83 No
98 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
98 Aye 37 No
70 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
70 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
56 Aye 83 No
98 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
98 Aye 37 No
70 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
70 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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