Compare

Tim Farron vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 692 different votes 898 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 7 No
Education 64% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
58 Aye 51 No
Tax 47% aligned 109 shared votes
32 Aye 77 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 29% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 28% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 3% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 80 No
Migration 4% aligned 109 shared votes
76 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
815
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
674
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

158
+73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
89
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
180
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Contributions
119
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
25
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API