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Ed Davey vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Torsten Bell voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 168 different votes 195 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 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 23% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 20 No
Tax 7% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
715
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
561
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
11
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
170 of 188 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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