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Matt Vickers vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Matt Vickers and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 277 different votes 281 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
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 648
Participation
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
1,262
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
603
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
659
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 648
Appearances
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 648
83
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 648
Contributions
408
+299.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£295,321
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
46 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
135 of 152 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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