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Alison Griffiths vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Alison Griffiths and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 307 different votes 312 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
432
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
191
44.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
241
55.8% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

96
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
65
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
157
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Contributions
187
+44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£182,517
19% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
7
4 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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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 Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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