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Blake Stephenson vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 293 different votes 297 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
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
185
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
225
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
340
+201.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
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