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James Cartlidge vs Torsten Bell
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
James Cartlidge and Torsten Bell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.
11 same votes
311 different votes
322 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
86.4%
14% above average
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Contributions
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
1 registered category
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
15 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API