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Josh Newbury vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Torsten Bell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 12 different votes 403 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
54 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
537
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
636 eligible divisions
283
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8% of votes cast
254
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2% of votes cast
13
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

173
+76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
205
+35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Contributions
238
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
2
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API