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Steve Darling vs Saqib Bhatti

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


Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

194 same votes 58 different votes 252 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 34 No
Tax 97% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 92% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 86% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
398
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
217
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
181
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
7
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

139
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
165
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
7
5 registered categories
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

Housing
27 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API