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John Glen vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of John Glen
John Glen
Con Salisbury
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

John Glen and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 278 different votes 284 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

82.6%
10% above average
Rank 143 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,962
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
942
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
1,020
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

130
+47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Contributions
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,848,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£289,316
28% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
203 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
83 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
63 of 70 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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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