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Ed Miliband vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

148 same votes 0 different votes 148 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
22 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

54.8%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 650
1,307
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
601 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
54.4% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
196
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
74
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
637
+487.9 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
206
+56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
0
0 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
171 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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