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Alex Mayer vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
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Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 1 different votes 410 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
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

95.3%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
562
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
281
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
281
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Contributions
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,550
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£198,550
12% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API