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Brian Mathew vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Torsten Bell voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 229 different votes 270 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 649
379
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
580 eligible divisions
191
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.8% of votes cast
188
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
187
45.2% of votes cast
11
2.9% 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

81
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
91
-46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
268
+130.9 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
4
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

#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API