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Lisa Smart vs Torsten Bell

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

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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
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Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Torsten Bell voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 216 different votes 271 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 0 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 47% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 15 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 32 No
Tax 5% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
380
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
206
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
174
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Contributions
340
+201.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
20
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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