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David Simmonds vs Torsten Bell
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
David Simmonds and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.
5 same votes
246 different votes
251 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
83.5 %
10 % above average
Participation
71.5 %
2 % below average
1,331
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
637
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
694
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
82
+22.1 vs Commons average
Appearances
73
+13.1 vs Commons average
232
+124.1 vs Commons average
Contributions
408
+300.1 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
6
2 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Aye
No
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API