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Jessica Morden vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,858
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
1,030
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
828
44.6% 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
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
61
-84.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 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

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
5
2 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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Migration
154 of 171 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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