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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Torsten Bell voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 240 different votes 285 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
8 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 0 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 30% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 17% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 16 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

68.6%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 649
398
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
580 eligible divisions
206
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.8% of votes cast
192
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
187
45.2% of votes cast
11
2.8% 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

164
+85.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
193
+55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
1 registered category
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

#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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