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Mark Pritchard vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard
Con The Wrekin
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Mark Pritchard and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 217 different votes 221 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 5 No
Benefits 30% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,523
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
568 eligible divisions
723
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
54.9 % of votes cast
800
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
183
45.1 % of votes cast
16
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

166
+91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Appearances
75
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
200
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
339
+206.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,150,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£174,182
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
6
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

Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
135 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API