The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Michael Wheeler vs Torsten Bell

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

Photograph of Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles
vs
Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Michael Wheeler and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 1 different votes 393 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
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

89.0%
16% above average
Rank 27 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
525
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
260
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
265
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
17
-126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649
Contributions
187
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£199,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£199,765
12% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
2
2 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
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 140 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API