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Matt Western vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 0 different votes 306 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
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
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: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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