The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Charlie Dewhirst vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 290 different votes 296 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
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 14% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
47 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
47 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
169
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
219
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
112
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 297 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

£184,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Education
40 of 50 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API