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Matthew Patrick vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Torsten Bell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 9 different votes 383 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
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.9%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
521
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
636 eligible divisions
254
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8% of votes cast
267
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Appearances
82
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
109
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
238
+70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
0
0 registered categories
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API