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Gerald Jones vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
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Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
33 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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