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Steve Witherden vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 349 different votes 353 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
44 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
4 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
4 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
495
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
252
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
243
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
692
50.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
Appearances
90
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
77
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
121
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
3
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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