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Leigh Ingham vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Leigh Ingham and Torsten Bell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 2 different votes 308 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
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
25 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
25 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
401
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
631 eligible divisions
199
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
53.9% of votes cast
202
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
209
46.1% of votes cast
2
0.5% 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

117
+22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Appearances
79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
143
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
224
+59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£240,870
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£240,870
6% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
2 registered categories
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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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Voting source Commons Votes API