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Valerie Vaz vs Saqib Bhatti

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,042 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 995 different votes 1,042 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
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 5% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 95 No
Migration 2% aligned 128 shared votes
92 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 10 No
Education 2% aligned 48 shared votes
11 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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