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Ian Murray vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

267 same votes 0 different votes 267 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
30 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
70
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
161
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
197
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
7
3 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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
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: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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