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Laura Trott vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Laura Trott and Torsten Bell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 197 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 188 different votes 197 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.5%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,235
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
640
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
595
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
52
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
14
5 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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