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Edward Argar vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 286 different votes 289 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 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

90.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 648
Participation
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
2,089
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
990
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
1,099
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Appearances
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 648
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 648
Contributions
408
+299.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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