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Chris Elmore vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

318 same votes 0 different votes 318 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
25 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
25 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
817
45.1% 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
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
239
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 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
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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