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John Healey vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of John Healey
John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

John Healey and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

166 same votes 0 different votes 166 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
20 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

60.0%
13% below average
Rank 574 of 650
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 650
1,432
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
601 eligible divisions
813
56.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
54.4% of votes cast
619
43.2% of votes cast
No votes
196
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
74
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
417
+267.9 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
206
+56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£320,971
42% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
69 of 94 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Migration
125 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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 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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