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Emma Hardy vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Torsten Bell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 9 different votes 299 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
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.1%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,519
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
636 eligible divisions
818
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8% of votes cast
701
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
427
+257.8 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
238
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 189 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API