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Helen Grant vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Helen Grant and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 212 different votes 216 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
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 336 of 648
Participation
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
804
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
916
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
Appearances
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 648
23
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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

£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£276,159
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
10
6 registered categories
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
82 of 88 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Defence
49 of 59 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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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