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Jess Phillips vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
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Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 0 different votes 269 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
21 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
943
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
702
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

56
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
70
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
223
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
10
3 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
178 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
56 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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