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David Mundell vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 228 different votes 232 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 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
123
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 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

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 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: 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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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