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Martin Vickers vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 295 different votes 302 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
12% above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
2,019
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
959
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
1,060
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
26
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

155
+73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
Appearances
65
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
154
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
187
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
8
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 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 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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