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Melanie Onn vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Melanie Onn and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 0 different votes 320 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
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
1% above average
Rank 335 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
214
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
222
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
114
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 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

£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£201,216
11% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
6
1 registered category
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Tax
94 of 112 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API