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Alex Norris vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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
28 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 302 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,597
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
891
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
706
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
501
+355.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Contributions
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
33% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 73 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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