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Gareth Davies vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Gareth Davies
Gareth Davies
Con Grantham and Bourne
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Gareth Davies and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 273 different votes 277 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
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
1,368
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
684
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
684
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
340
+201.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,160,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£271,157
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
8
4 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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
147 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
155 of 174 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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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